חֲרַב
chărab · H2718 · Aramaic · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to be destroyed, to lie in ruins
State in which land, constructions, or towns have been totally of destroyed, including the people living there, to the extent that sedentary life is no more possible there
ExamplesEzra 4:15 so that a search may be conducted in the record books of your fathers. And you will discover in the record books and learn that that city is a rebellious city and detrimental to kings and provinces, and that they have revolted within it in past days; for this reason that city was laid waste.
How it’s used In 2 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- קִרְיָאcity 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- עַלon, upon, over, against+ דֵּןthis 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- שָׁמַד shâmad · H8045 · to destroy, to exterminate, to wipe out
- Hebrew verb for total destruction or extermination, frequently used in contexts of divine judgment; synonymous with חֲרַב but distinct root.
- כָּלָה kâlâh · H3615 · to be finished, to be completed, to come to an end
- Hebrew verb for bringing to an end or consuming completely, often used in destruction contexts with similar force to חֲרַב.
- אָבַד ʼâbad · H6 · to be lost, to wander, to stray
- Hebrew verb for perishing or causing to perish, semantically overlapping with destruction vocabulary though emphasizing loss or ruin.
Contrasting words 1 word
- בָּנָה bânâh · H1129 · to build, to rebuild, to establish
- Lexical opposite of 'destroy'; building up versus tearing down, frequently contrasted in prophetic and wisdom literature.
In the other Testament 3 words
- ἀπόλλυμι apóllymi · G622 · to ruin, to destroy, destruction
- Primary Greek equivalent for 'destroy' in the sense of bringing to ruin or annihilation; commonly used in LXX to translate Hebrew destruction vocabulary.
- καταφθείρω kataphtheírō · G2704 · to deprave, to pervert, to ruin
- Greek verb for complete destruction or corruption, used in LXX contexts of divine judgment and devastation.
- ἐξολοθρεύω exolothreúō · G1842 · to destroy, to destroy and remove
- Greek verb for total extermination or eradication, semantically parallel to Hebrew destruction terminology.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Dry002001001021
- This Dry code is inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping with the Hebrew form (חָרַב (chârab, H2717)), whose “to become dry; to dry up” sense is well attested; this word's own occurrence describes a city being laid waste, never physical drying.
- Impact002001001024
- Ezra 4:15 recounts the letter's accusation that Jerusalem is “a rebellious city and detrimental to kings and provinces...for this reason that city was laid waste.”
- Dead002001001018
- This Dead code is likewise inherited from the shared lemma-cluster grouping's “to fight; to kill; to put to the sword” sense; this word's own occurrence describes a city's destruction, never the killing of a person.
Word family 8 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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