Lexicon :: Strong's H2723 - ḥārbâ

חָרְבָּה

Transliteration

ḥārbâ

Pronunciation

khor-baw'

Part of Speech

feminine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From חֹרֶב (H2721)

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 731d

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

חׇרְבָּה chorbâh, khor-baw'; feminine of H2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation:—decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

The KJV translates Strong's H2723 in the following manner: waste (18x), desolation (8x), desolate places (4x), waste places (4x), desert (3x), desolate (3x), decayed places (1x), destructions (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 42x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

a place laid waste, ruin, waste, desolation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

חׇרְבָּה chorbâh, khor-baw'; feminine of H2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation:—decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H2723: Abbreviations

† חָרְבָּה noun feminine waste, desolation, ruin; — absolute ח׳ Leviticus 26:31 + 15 times + Ezekiel 38:8 (strike out Co) + Ezekiel 38:12 חרבה Co for חרבות; plural חֳרָבוֺת Psalm 9:7 + 11 times (Ezekiel 38:12, compare above); construct חָרְבוֺת Isaiah 5:17 + 7 times; suffix חָרְבֹתַיִךְ Isaiah 49:19; חָרְבֹתָיו Ezra 9:9; חָרְבֹתֶיהָ Isaiah 51:3; חָרְבוֺתֶיהָ Isaiah 44:26; חָרְבוֺתֵיהֶם Psalm 109:10 2 Chronicles 34:6 (compare חֶרֶב and below); (chiefly mid. and late Hebrew Isa² + 8 times; Jeremiah + 10 times, Ezekiel + 14 times, — including Ezekiel 38:8, which strike out Co); —

1. waste, ruin, of cities of Israel Leviticus 26:31, 33 (H); Judah Isaiah 44:26; Isaiah 49:19 (|| שֹׁמְמֹת), Isaiah 58:12 (בנה), Jeremiah 25:18; Jeremiah 27:17; Jeremiah 44:2, 6; Ezekiel 5:14; ruins of Jerusalem Isaiah 52:9; Daniel 9:2; also Ezekiel 35:4; compare Malachi 1:4 (with בנה), Ezekiel 36:10 (with בנה) Ezekiel 36:33 (id.); Egypt Ezekiel 29:9, 10 (in both || שְׁמָמָה; חרבות חֹרֶב in Ezekiel 29:10); ruin of temple Ezra 9:9; ＝ruined dwellings Psalm 109:10; compare 2 Chronicles 34:6, where read perhaps בְּחָרְבֹתֵיהֶם for בּחר בתיהם (see חֶרֶב below III. חרב); Jeremiah 22:5; in general ruins (si vera lectio, see Di; object of בנה) Job 3:14; כוס ח׳ Psalm 102:7 an owl of a ruin.

2. of land: waste place amid ruins Isaiah 5:17, compare Isaiah 51:3 (|| מִדְבָּר, עֲרָבָה); land a desolation Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 44:22; Ezekiel 25:13 (Edom) Jeremiah 25:11; Isaiah 64:10 and Ezekiel 33:24, 27 (of Judah), compare Ezekiel 13:4, כְשֻׁעָלִים בח׳ simile of the prophets; הַשֹּׁמֵמוֺת הח׳ Ezekiel 36:4 (of Israel); of desolation of enemies of Israel Psalm 9:7 (לָנֶ֫צַח ח׳); עולם ח׳ ＝old ruins Isaiah 61:4 (with בנה); elsewhere perpetual ruin, desolation Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 49:13 (cities of Bosra); מעולם ה׳ Ezekiel 26:20 (simile of Tyre).

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

26:31; 26:31; 26:33

2 Chronicles

34:6; 34:6

Ezra

9:9; 9:9

Job

3:14

Psalms

9:7; 9:7; 102:7; 109:10; 109:10

Isaiah

5:17; 5:17; 44:26; 44:26; 49:19; 49:19; 51:3; 51:3; 52:9; 58:12; 61:4; 64:10

Jeremiah

7:34; 22:5; 25:9; 25:11; 25:18; 27:17; 44:2; 44:6; 44:22; 49:13

Ezekiel

5:14; 13:4; 25:13; 26:20; 29:9; 29:10; 29:10; 33:24; 33:27; 35:4; 36:4; 36:10; 36:33; 38:8; 38:8; 38:12; 38:12

Daniel

9:2

Malachi

1:4

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Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H2723 matches the Hebrew חָרְבָּה (ḥārbâ),
which occurs 42 times in 42 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Lev 26:31

Lev 26:31 - And I will make^H5414 your cities^H5892 waste,^H2723 and bring^H8074 ➔ your sanctuaries^H4720 unto desolation,^H8074 and I will not smell^H7306 the savour^H7381 of your sweet odours.^H5207

Lev 26:33

Lev 26:33 - And I will scatter^H2219 you among the heathen,^H1471 and will draw out^H7324 a sword^H2719 after^H310 you: and your land^H776 shall be desolate,^H8077 and your cities^H5892 waste.^H2723

Ezr 9:9

Ezr 9:9 - For we were bondmen;^H5650 yet our God^H430 hath not forsaken^H5800 us in our bondage,^H5659 but hath extended^H5186 mercy^H2617 unto us in the sight^H6440 of the kings^H4428 of Persia,^H6539 to give^H5414 us a reviving,^H4241 to set up^H7311 the house^H1004 of our God,^H430 and to repair^H5975 the desolations^H2723 thereof, and to give^H5414 us a wall^H1447 in Judah^H3063 and in Jerusalem.^H3389

Job 3:14

Job 3:14 - With kings^H4428 and counsellors^H3289 of the earth,^H776 which built^H1129 desolate places^H2723 for themselves;

Psa 9:6

Psa 9:6 - O thou enemy,^H341 destructions^H2723 are come to a perpetual^H5331 end:^H8552 and thou hast destroyed^H5428 cities;^H6145^H5892 their memorial^H2143 is perished^H6 with them.^H1992

Psa 102:6

Psa 102:6 - I am like^H1819 a pelican^H6893 of the wilderness:^H4057 I am like an owl^H3563 of the desert.^H2723

Psa 109:10

Psa 109:10 - Let his children^H1121 be continually^H5128 vagabonds,^H5128 and beg:^H7592 let them seek^H1875 their bread also out of their desolate places.^H2723

Isa 5:17

Isa 5:17 - Then shall the lambs^H3532 feed^H7462 after their manner,^H1699 and the waste places^H2723 of the fat ones^H4220 shall strangers^H1481 eat.^H398

Isa 44:26

Isa 44:26 - That confirmeth^H6965 the word^H1697 of his servant,^H5650 and performeth^H7999 the counsel^H6098 of his messengers;^H4397 that saith^H559 to Jerusalem,^H3389 Thou shalt be inhabited;^H3427 and to the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 Ye shall be built,^H1129 and I will raise up^H6965 the decayed places^H2723 thereof:

Isa 48:21

Isa 48:21 - And they thirsted^H6770 not when he led^H3212 them through the deserts:^H2723 he caused the waters^H4325 to flow^H5140 out of the rock^H6697 for them: he clave^H1234 the rock^H6697 also, and the waters^H4325 gushed out.^H2100

Isa 49:19

Isa 49:19 - For thy waste^H2723 and thy desolate places,^H8074 and the land^H776 of thy destruction,^H2035 shall even now be too narrow^H3334 by reason of the inhabitants,^H3427 and they that swallowed thee up^H1104 shall be far away.^H7368

Isa 51:3

Isa 51:3 - For the LORD^H3068 shall comfort^H5162 Zion:^H6726 he will comfort^H5162 all her waste places;^H2723 and he will make^H7760 her wilderness^H4057 like Eden,^H5731 and her desert^H6160 like the garden^H1588 of the LORD;^H3068 joy^H8342 and gladness^H8057 shall be found^H4672 therein, thanksgiving,^H8426 and the voice^H6963 of melody.^H2172

Isa 52:9

Isa 52:9 - Break forth into joy,^H6476 sing^H7442 together,^H3162 ye waste places^H2723 of Jerusalem:^H3389 for the LORD^H3068 hath comforted^H5162 his people,^H5971 he hath redeemed^H1350 Jerusalem.^H3389

Isa 58:12

Isa 58:12 - And they that shall be of thee shall build^H1129 the old^H5769 waste places:^H2723 thou shalt raise up^H6965 the foundations^H4146 of many^H1755 generations;^H1755 and thou shalt be called,^H7121 The repairer^H1443 of the breach,^H6556 The restorer^H7725 of paths^H5410 to dwell in.^H3427

Isa 61:4

Isa 61:4 - And they shall build^H1129 the old^H5769 wastes,^H2723 they shall raise up^H6965 the former^H7223 desolations,^H8074 and they shall repair^H2318 the waste^H2721 cities,^H5892 the desolations^H8074 of many^H1755 generations.^H1755

Isa 64:11

Isa 64:11 - Our holy^H6944 and our beautiful^H8597 house,^H1004 where our fathers^H1 praised^H1984 thee, is burned up^H8316 with fire:^H784 and all our pleasant things^H4261 are laid waste.^H2723

Jer 7:34

Jer 7:34 - Then will I cause to cease^H7673 from the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 and from the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem,^H3389 the voice^H6963 of mirth,^H8342 and the voice^H6963 of gladness,^H8057 the voice^H6963 of the bridegroom,^H2860 and the voice^H6963 of the bride:^H3618 for the land^H776 shall be desolate.^H2723

Jer 22:5

Jer 22:5 - But if ye will not hear^H8085 these words,^H1697 I swear^H7650 by myself, saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 that this house^H1004 shall become a desolation.^H2723

Jer 25:9

Jer 25:9 - Behold, I will send^H7971 and take^H3947 all the families^H4940 of the north,^H6828 saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 and Nebuchadrezzar^H5019 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 my servant,^H5650 and will bring^H935 them against this land,^H776 and against the inhabitants^H3427 thereof, and against all these nations^H1471 round about,^H5439 and will utterly destroy^H2763 them, and make^H7760 them an astonishment,^H8047 and an hissing,^H8322 and perpetual^H5769 desolations.^H2723

Jer 25:11

Jer 25:11 - And this whole land^H776 shall be a desolation,^H2723 and an astonishment;^H8047 and these nations^H1471 shall serve^H5647 the king^H4428 of Babylon^H894 seventy^H7657 years.^H8141

Jer 25:18

Jer 25:18 - To wit, Jerusalem,^H3389 and the cities^H5892 of Judah,^H3063 and the kings^H4428 thereof, and the princes^H8269 thereof, to make^H5414 them a desolation,^H2723 an astonishment,^H8047 an hissing,^H8322 and a curse;^H7045 as it is this day;^H3117

Jer 27:17

Jer 27:17 - Hearken^H8085 not unto them; serve^H5647 the king^H4428 of Babylon,^H894 and live:^H2421 wherefore should this city^H5892 be laid waste?^H2723

Jer 44:2

Jer 44:2 - Thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 the God^H430 of Israel;^H3478 Ye have seen^H7200 all the evil^H7451 that I have brought^H935 upon Jerusalem,^H3389 and upon all the cities^H5892 of Judah;^H3063 and, behold, this day^H3117 they are a desolation,^H2723 and no man dwelleth^H3427 therein,

Jer 44:6

Jer 44:6 - Wherefore my fury^H2534 and mine anger^H639 was poured forth,^H5413 and was kindled^H1197 in the cities^H5892 of Judah^H3063 and in the streets^H2351 of Jerusalem;^H3389 and they are wasted^H2723 and desolate,^H8077 as at this day.^H3117

Jer 44:22

Jer 44:22 - So that the LORD^H3068 could^H3201 no longer bear,^H5375 because^H6440 of the evil^H7455 of your doings,^H4611 and because^H6440 of the abominations^H8441 which ye have committed;^H6213 therefore is your land^H776 a desolation,^H2723 and an astonishment,^H8047 and a curse,^H7045 without an inhabitant,^H3427 as at this day.^H3117

Jer 49:13

Jer 49:13 - For I have sworn^H7650 by myself, saith^H5002 the LORD,^H3068 that Bozrah^H1224 shall become a desolation,^H8047 a reproach,^H2781 a waste,^H2721 and a curse;^H7045 and all the cities^H5892 thereof shall be perpetual^H5769 wastes.^H2723

Eze 5:14

Eze 5:14 - Moreover I will make^H5414 thee waste,^H2723 and a reproach^H2781 among the nations^H1471 that are round about^H5439 thee, in the sight^H5869 of all that pass by.^H5674

Eze 13:4

Eze 13:4 - O Israel,^H3478 thy prophets^H5030 are like the foxes^H7776 in the deserts.^H2723

Eze 25:13

Eze 25:13 - Therefore thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 I will also stretch out^H5186 mine hand^H3027 upon Edom,^H123 and will cut off^H3772 man^H120 and beast^H929 from it; and I will make^H5414 it desolate^H2723 from Teman;^H8487 and they of Dedan^H1719 shall fall^H5307 by the sword.^H2719

Eze 26:20

Eze 26:20 - When I shall bring thee down^H3381 with them that descend^H3381 into the pit,^H953 with the people^H5971 of old time,^H5769 and shall set^H3427 thee in the low parts^H8482 of the earth,^H776 in places desolate^H2723 of old,^H5769 with them that go down^H3381 to the pit,^H953 that thou be not inhabited;^H3427 and I shall set^H5414 glory^H6643 in the land^H776 of the living;^H2416

Eze 29:9

Eze 29:9 - And the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 shall be desolate^H8077 and waste;^H2723 and they shall know^H3045 that I am the LORD:^H3068 because he hath said,^H559 The river^H2975 is mine, and I have made^H6213 it.

Eze 29:10

Eze 29:10 - Behold, therefore I am against thee, and against thy rivers,^H2975 and I will make^H5414 the land^H776 of Egypt^H4714 utterly^H2721 waste^H2723 and desolate,^H8077 from the tower^H4024 of Syene^H5482 even unto the border^H1366 of Ethiopia.^H3568

Eze 33:24

Eze 33:24 - Son^H1121 of man,^H120 they that inhabit^H3427 those wastes^H2723 of the land^H127 of Israel^H3478 speak,^H559 saying,^H559 Abraham^H85 was one,^H259 and he inherited^H3423 the land:^H776 but we are many;^H7227 the land^H776 is given^H5414 us for inheritance.^H4181

Eze 33:27

Eze 33:27 - Say^H559 thou thus unto them, Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 As I live,^H2416 surely they that are in the wastes^H2723 shall fall^H5307 by the sword,^H2719 and him that is in the open^H6440 field^H7704 will I give^H5414 to the beasts^H2416 to be devoured,^H398 and they that be in the forts^H4679 and in the caves^H4631 shall die^H4191 of the pestilence.^H1698

Eze 35:4

Eze 35:4 - I will lay^H7760 thy cities^H5892 waste,^H2723 and thou shalt be desolate,^H8077 and thou shalt know^H3045 that I am the LORD.^H3068

Eze 36:4

Eze 36:4 - Therefore, ye mountains^H2022 of Israel,^H3478 hear^H8085 the word^H1697 of the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD^H3069 to the mountains,^H2022 and to the hills,^H1389 to the rivers,^H650 and to the valleys,^H1516 to the desolate^H8074 wastes,^H2723 and to the cities^H5892 that are forsaken,^H5800 which became a prey^H957 and derision^H3933 to the residue^H7611 of the heathen^H1471 that are round about;^H5439

Eze 36:10

Eze 36:10 - And I will multiply^H7235 men^H120 upon you, all the house^H1004 of Israel,^H3478 even all of it: and the cities^H5892 shall be inhabited,^H3427 and the wastes^H2723 shall be builded:^H1129

Eze 36:33

Eze 36:33 - Thus saith^H559 the Lord^H136 GOD;^H3069 In the day^H3117 that I shall have cleansed^H2891 you from all your iniquities^H5771 I will also cause you to dwell^H3427 in the cities,^H5892 and the wastes^H2723 shall be builded.^H1129

Eze 38:8

Eze 38:8 - After many^H7227 days^H3117 thou shalt be visited:^H6485 in the latter^H319 years^H8141 thou shalt come^H935 into the land^H776 that is brought back^H7725 from the sword,^H2719 and is gathered^H6908 out of many^H7227 people,^H5971 against the mountains^H2022 of Israel,^H3478 which have been always^H8548 waste:^H2723 but it is brought forth^H3318 out of the nations,^H5971 and they shall dwell^H3427 safely^H983 all of them.

Eze 38:12

Eze 38:12 - To take^H7997 a spoil,^H7998 and to take^H962 a prey;^H957 to turn^H7725 thine hand^H3027 upon the desolate places^H2723 that are now inhabited,^H3427 and upon the people^H5971 that are gathered^H622 out of the nations,^H1471 which have gotten^H6213 cattle^H4735 and goods,^H7075 that dwell^H3427 in the midst^H2872 of the land.^H776

Dan 9:2

Dan 9:2 - In the first^H259 year^H8141 of his reign^H4427 I Daniel^H1840 understood^H995 by books^H5612 the number^H4557 of the years,^H8141 whereof the word^H1697 of the LORD^H3068 came to Jeremiah^H3414 the prophet,^H5030 that he would accomplish^H4390 seventy^H7657 years^H8141 in the desolations^H2723 of Jerusalem.^H3389

Mal 1:4

Mal 1:4 - Whereas Edom^H123 saith,^H559 We are impoverished,^H7567 but we will return^H7725 and build^H1129 the desolate places;^H2723 thus saith^H559 the LORD^H3068 of hosts,^H6635 They shall build,^H1129 but I will throw down;^H2040 and they shall call^H7121 them, The border^H1366 of wickedness,^H7564 and, The people^H5971 against whom the LORD^H3068 hath indignation^H2194 for^H5704 ever.^H5769