חָ֑רֶב

𐤇𐤓𐤁

charev

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

Numbers 21:24 · Word #4

Lexicon H2719

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

Morphology HNcfsa 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 H2719-18

a desolating sword

Rootחרב (ḥ-r-b)
Core Meaningsdryness, desolation, devastation, ruin
Semantic Rangesword, dagger, knife, cutting implement; by extension warfare, slaughter, violent death, or the devastation brought by armed conflict.
Conceptual Significanceחֶרֶב often symbolizes not merely a weapon but the destructive judgment that leaves lands and peoples laid waste. It embodies covenantal consequences—war, exile, and desolation—linking physical violence with the broader theme of ruin implied in its root.
Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun, absolute state (HNcfsa). No definite article or pronominal suffix; singular and grammatically feminine.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חֶרֶב derives from the root חרב, conveying dryness and resulting devastation. Rendering it as "a desolating sword" preserves the connection to ruin and destruction inherent in the root, while reflecting the feminine singular absolute form (a single, indefinite instrument).

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

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
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
H2723-01 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
H2717-02 charevah a parched desolation
H2723-02 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
H2723-03 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
H2723-04 hechoravot in the desolations
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
H2723-05 lecharebah to a desolation
H2719-28 lecharev to the desolating sword
H2723-06 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
H2719-39 vecherev and a 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
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