בַּ/חֶ֨רֶב֙
𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁
bacherev
with-the-sword
from חָרַב; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement; axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
2 Chronicles 36:17 · Word #9
Lexicon H2719
| Lemma | חֶרֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | chereb |
| Strong's | H2719 |
| In-context | with-the-sword |
Morphology HRd/Ncfsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | f — Feminine — Feminine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2719-02
by the desolating blade
| Root | חרב (ḥ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | dryness, desolation, devastation, cutting, destruction |
| Semantic Range | sword, blade, knife, dagger, cutting instrument; by extension warfare, violent death, devastation wrought by armed conflict |
| Conceptual Significance | חֶרֶב represents not merely a weapon but a symbol of covenantal judgment, warfare, and national devastation in the Hebrew Bible. As an instrument of חרב (desolation), it embodies the means by which lands are laid waste and peoples brought under judgment or deliverance. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב with assimilated definite article + noun common feminine singular absolute (Ncfsa). The article is indicated by the pataḥ under ב and dagesh in ח. Instrumental use of ב is common with weapons. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֶרֶב is a feminine singular noun meaning a cutting instrument, especially a sword, derived from the root חרב conveying desolation and destruction. The form בַּחֶרֶב combines the preposition ב ("by/with") with the definite article and a feminine singular absolute noun, hence "by the desolating blade," preserving both its instrumental force and its destructive root sense. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרב (dryness, desolation, devastation, cutting, destruction)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2717-01 |
achariv | I will lay waste |
H2719-01 |
bacharavot | with the desolating swords |
H2723-01 |
bachoravot | in the desolate ruins |
Word Usage (413 occurrences of H2719)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 3:24 | הַ/חֶ֨רֶב֙ | hacherev | of the sword |
| Genesis 27:40 | חַרְבְּ/ךָ֣ | charebekha | your sword |
| Genesis 31:26 | חָֽרֶב | charev | of the sword |