Strong's H2717

חָרַב

Language:
Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)

Definition

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

Derivation

or חֲרֵב; a primitive root;

KJV Translation

In the King James Version, חָרַב is translated as: decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, [idiom] surely, (lay, lie, make) waste..

About Strong's Concordance

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.