חָרֵב
cha.rev
“to dry”
Definition
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
or חֲרֵב; a primitive root;
- to be dry, be dried up 1a) (Qal) to be dried, be dried up 1b) (Pual) to be dried 1c) (Hiphil) to dry up 1d) (Hophal) to be dried up
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Verb
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
חָרֵב appears 36 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Truly, O LORD, the kings of Assyria have laid waste these nations and their lands.
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The canals will stink;the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up;the reeds and rushes will wither.
Why was no one there when I arrived?Why did no one answer when I called?Is My hand too short to redeem you?Or do I lack the strength to deliver you?Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea;I turn the rivers into a desert;the fish rot for lack of waterand die of thirst.
How dare you prophesy in the name of the LORD that this house will become like Shiloh and this city will be desolate and deserted!”And all the people assembled against Jeremiah in the house of the LORD.
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