חָרַב

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H2717

Transliteration: chârab

Pronunciation: khaw-rab'

Definition: decay

Original: חרב חרב

Transliteration: chârab chârêb

Phonetic: khaw-rab'

BDB Definition:

to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins
1. (Qal) to be waste, be desolate
2. (Niphal)
  1. to be made desolate
  2. desolate (participle)
3. (Hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate
4. (Hophal) to be laid waste
to be dry, be dried up
1. (Qal) to be dried, be dried up
2. (Pual) to be dried
3. (Hiphil) to dry up
4. (Hophal) to be dried up
to attack, smite down, slay, fight

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 731,732