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
Jeremiah 21:9 · Word #5
Lexicon H2719
| Lemma | חֶרֶב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤁 |
| Transliteration | chereb |
| Strong's | H2719 |
| In-context | by 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 |
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 |
H2723-02 |
bechoravot | in desolations |
H2722-01 |
bechorev | at Ḥoreb (Desolation) |
H2719-12 |
charavot | desolating swords |
H2723-03 |
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 |
H2723-04 |
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 |
H2717-05 |
chirevu | you men laid waste |
H2723-05 |
choravot | desolations |
H2717-06 |
choravu | they have lain desolate |
H2721-01 |
chorev | desolating-drought |
H2719-22 |
hacherev | the desolating blade |
H2717-07 |
hachorev | was made desolate |
H2724-02 |
hecharavah | the desolation |
H2719-23 |
hecharev | the desolating sword |
H2717-08 |
hecheriv | he caused to become desolate |
H2717-09 |
hecherivu | they caused to become desolate |
H2723-06 |
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 |
|
lachorev | to the desolating-drought |
H2723-07 |
lecharebah | to a desolation |
H2719-28 |
lecharev | to the desolating sword |
H2723-08 |
lecharevot | to desolations of |
H2717-10 |
machariv | one who causes desolation |
H2719-29 |
mecherev | from the desolating blade |
H2721-02 |
mechorev | from Ḥoreb (Desolation) |
H2717-11 |
techerav | she will become desolate |
H2717-12 |
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 |
H2717-13 |
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 |
H2717-14 |
vecharevu | and they dried up |
H2719-39 |
vecherev | and a desolating blade |
|
vechorev | in Ḥoreb (Desolation) |
H2719-40 |
vehacherev | and the desolating sword |
H2717-15 |
yecherav | he will dry up |
H2717-16 |
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 |