Hebrew word study
חָרַב H2717
- Transliteration
- chârab
- Pronunciation
- khaw-rab'
- KJV glosses
- decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.
Lexical summary
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information