חֲרַבchărab

be waste

Pronunciation: khar-ab' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2718

Meanings

Hoph`al: city was laid waste. (Ezra 4:15)

Same root

חָרַבchârab · H2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill

Where it appears

Appears 1 times in the Bible.

Ezra 4:15 We suggest that a search be made in your ancestors’ records, where you will discover what a rebellious city this has been in the past. In fact, it was destroyed because of its long and troublesome history of revolt against the kings and countries who controlled it.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).