בַּ/חֶ֖רֶב

𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁

bacherev

by 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

Amos 7:11 · Word #5

Lexicon H2719

Lemmaחֶרֶב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤁
Transliterationchereb
Strong'sH2719
In-contextby 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

Morphological NotesPreposition 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 RationaleThe 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.

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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