חָרֵבchârêb

Meanings

Same root

• חָרַבchârab · H2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill
• חָרָבָהchârâbâh · H2724a desert

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

• Leviticus 7:10 All other grain offerings, whether made of dry flour or flour moistened with olive oil, are to be shared equally among all the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
• Nehemiah 2:3 but I replied, “Long live the king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
• Nehemiah 2:17 But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!”
• Proverbs 17:1 Better a dry crust eaten in peace than a house filled with feasting—and conflict.
• Jeremiah 33:10 “This is what the Lord says: You have said, ‘This is a desolate land where people and animals have all disappeared.’ Yet in the empty streets of Jerusalem and Judah’s other towns, there will be heard once more
• Jeremiah 33:12 “This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: This land—though it is now desolate and has no people and animals—will once more have pastures where shepherds can lead their flocks.