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חָרֵב charev
Hebrew word for “desolate” · Strong’s H2720 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
waste, desolate
Senses in the lexicon
- desolate (8)
- dry (2)
How it is translated
Glosses given for charev in context, with how often each is used:
- desolate 6
- wasted 2
- dry 2
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
Nehemiah 2 (2), Jeremiah 33 (2), Ezekiel 36 (2), Haggai 1 (2), Leviticus 7 (1), Proverbs 17 (1)
Forms
- חרבה 3
- חרב 3
- החרבות 2
- החרב 1
- וחרבה 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with charev more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- עִיר ir “city” 5
- אַתָּה attah “you(m.s.)” 4
- מָלֵא male “full” 2
- עוֹד od “still” 3
- אָדָם adam “man” 3
- שָׁמֵם shamem “be desolate” 2
- יְרוּשָׁלִַם yerushalaim “Jerusalem” 3
- בְּהֵמָה behemah “animal” 2
- יָשַׁב yashav “to dwell” 3
- זֶה zeh “this” 3
- צֹאן tson “flock” 2
- שַׁעַר shaar “gate” 2
Key verses
The verses using charev that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Leviticus 7:10 — And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
- Nehemiah 2:3 — And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and…
- Nehemiah 2:17 — Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the…
- Proverbs 17:1 — Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
- Jeremiah 33:10 — Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and…
- Jeremiah 33:12 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of…
- Ezekiel 36:35 — And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are…
- Ezekiel 36:38 — As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the…
- Haggai 1:4 — Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
- Haggai 1:9 — Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is…
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