לַ/חֶ֗רֶב

𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤁

lacherev

to-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

Isaiah 65:12 · Word #3

Lexicon H2719

Lemmaחֶרֶב
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤁
Transliterationchereb
Strong'sH2719
In-contextto-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 H2719-28

to the desolating sword

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ with assimilated definite article (לַ) + noun חֶרֶב, common feminine singular absolute. The definite article marks specificity (“the sword”).
Rendering RationaleThe form לַחֶרֶב consists of the preposition לְ (“to”) with the definite article assimilated (“to the”) plus the feminine singular noun חֶרֶב (“sword”). Rendering it as “to the desolating sword” preserves the definite, singular form and reflects the root חרב, which conveys desolation and devastation—the sword being the instrument that brings such ruin.

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Words from Root חרב (dryness, desolation, devastation, destruction)

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

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