Strong's H2717 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: חָרַב (chârab)

Pronunciation: khaw-rab'

POS: khaw-rab' Morph: v

Exegesis: or ; a primitive root;

Definition: or חֲרֵב; a primitive root; to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill; decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.

KJV Usage: decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins
• 2. 1a) (Qal) to be waste, be desolate
• 3. 1b) (Niphal)
• 4. 1b1) to be made desolate
• 5. 1b2) desolate (participle)
• 6. 1c) (Hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate
• 7. 1d) (Hophal) to be laid waste
• 8. 2) to be dry, be dried up
• 9. 2a) (Qal) to be dried, be dried up
• 10. 2b) (Pual) to be dried
• 11. 2c) (Hiphil) to dry up
• 12. 2d) (Hophal) to be dried up
• 13. 3) to attack, smite down, slay, fight

Cross References[edit | edit source]

• GREEK G1311
• GREEK G1587
• GREEK G1842
• GREEK G2047
• GREEK G2048
• GREEK G2049
• GREEK G3164
• GREEK G3583

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