וְ/חֶ֣רֶב
𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁
vecherev
and 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.
H2719
2 Samuel 1:22 · Word #10
Lexicon H2719
| Lemma | חֶרֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | chereb |
| Strong's | H2719 |
| In-context | and the sword |
Morphology HC/Ncfsc
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 | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H2719-39
and a desolating blade
| Root | חרב (ḥ-r-b) |
| Core Meanings | dryness, desolation, devastation, cutting, destroying |
| Semantic Range | sword, knife, dagger, cutting tool, instrument of slaughter, symbol of warfare, violence, or divine judgment |
| Conceptual Significance | חֶרֶב often represents not merely a weapon but the broader force of destruction—war, judgment, and covenantal curse—embodying the desolating consequences of human violence or divine decree. |
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ prefixed to feminine singular noun חֶרֶב (Ncfsa/Ncfsc), absolute or construct form depending on context; no pronominal suffix; singular, common feminine. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֶרֶב derives from the root חרב, conveying desolation and devastation; thus "desolating blade" preserves both the concrete sense of a cutting instrument and its destructive effect. The form is feminine singular absolute with prefixed conjunction וְ ("and"), reflected in "and a" and the singular noun "blade." |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרב (dryness, desolation, devastation, cutting, destroying)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2717-01 |
achariv | I will lay waste |
H2719-01 |
bacharavot | with the desolating swords |
H2719-02 |
bacherev | by the desolating blade |
H2723-01 |
bachoravot | in the desolate ruins |
H2724-01 |
becharavah | in the desolate dry-land |
H2719-03 |
becharebekha | with your desolating sword |
H2719-04 |
becharebi | with my desolating sword |
H2719-05 |
becharev | with the desolating sword |
H2719-06 |
becharevo | with his desolating sword |
H2719-07 |
becharevot | by desolating swords |
H2719-08 |
becharevotam | with their desolating swords |
H2719-09 |
becharevotayv | with his desolating swords |
H2719-10 |
becharevoteyhem | in their desolating swords |
H2719-11 |
becherev | by the desolating sword |
H2722-01 |
bechorev | at Ḥoreb (Desolation) |
H2719-12 |
charavot | desolating swords |
H2723-02 |
charebah | a dried-out desolation |
H2719-13 |
charebam | their desolating blade |
H2719-14 |
charebekha | your desolating sword |
H2719-15 |
charebekhem | your desolating sword |
H2719-16 |
charebi | my desolating sword |
H2719-17 |
charebo | his desolating sword |
H2719-18 |
charev | a desolating sword |
H2717-02 |
charevah | a parched desolation |
H2723-03 |
charevot | desolations of |
H2719-19 |
charevotam | their desolating swords |
H2719-20 |
charevoteyhem | their desolating swords |
H2717-03 |
charevu | they have dried up into desolation |
H2717-04 |
charov | to be laid-waste / you (masc. sg.) be laid-waste! |
H2719-21 |
cherev | a desolating blade |
H2723-04 |
choravot | desolations |
H2717-05 |
choravu | they have lain desolate |
H2721-01 |
chorev | desolating-drought |
H2719-22 |
hacherev | the desolating blade |
H2724-02 |
hecharavah | the desolation |
H2719-23 |
hecharev | the desolating sword |
H2717-06 |
hecheriv | he caused to become desolate |
H2717-07 |
hecherivu | they caused to become desolate |
H2723-05 |
hechoravot | in the desolations |
H2720-01 |
hechorevot | the desolated places |
H2719-24 |
kecherev | like a desolating sword |
H2719-25 |
khacherev | like a desolating blade |
H2719-26 |
lacharavot | to the desolating-swords |
H2719-27 |
lacherev | to the desolating sword |
H2723-06 |
lecharebah | to a desolation |
H2719-28 |
lecharev | to the desolating sword |
H2723-07 |
lecharevot | to desolations of |
H2719-29 |
mecherev | from the desolating blade |
H2721-02 |
mechorev | from Ḥoreb (Desolation) |
H2717-08 |
techerav | she will become desolate |
H2717-09 |
techeravenah | they (fem.) will become desolate |
H2719-30 |
uvacherev | and by the desolating sword |
H2719-31 |
uvecharebo | and by his desolating sword |
H2719-32 |
uvecherev | and by the desolating sword |
H2719-33 |
vacherev | with the desolating sword |
H2717-10 |
veacheriv | and I will cause to become desolate |
H2719-34 |
vecharebam | by their desolating sword |
H2719-35 |
vecharebekha | by your desolating sword |
H2719-36 |
vecharebi | and my desolating sword |
H2719-37 |
vecharebo | and his desolating sword |
H2719-38 |
vecharev | with the desolating blade |
H2719-40 |
vehacherev | and the desolating sword |
H2717-11 |
yecherav | he will dry up |
H2717-12 |
yecheravu | they shall become desolate |
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 |