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חָרֵב H2720
H2720 is the Hebrew word חָרֵב, transliterated chârêb and said khaw-rabe'. The King James Version most often renders it waste.
What it means
parched or ruined.
Where it comes from
from H2717 (חָרַב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: desolate, dry, waste.
Verses using חָרֵב
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Leviticus 7:10 · KJV
And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.
Nehemiah 2:3 · KJV
And said unto the king, Let the king live for ever: why should not my countenance be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers’ sepulchres, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with fire?
Nehemiah 2:17 · KJV
Then said I unto them, Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem lieth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire: come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we be no more a reproach.
Proverbs 17:1 · KJV
Better is a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices with strife.
Jeremiah 33:10 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD; Again there shall be heard in this place, which ye say shall be desolate without man and without beast, even in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem, that are desolate, without man, and without inhabitant, and without beast,
Jeremiah 33:12 · KJV
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Again in this place, which is desolate without man and without beast, and in all the cities thereof, shall be an habitation of shepherds causing their flocks to lie down.
Ezekiel 36:35 · KJV
And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited.
Ezekiel 36:38 · KJV
As the holy flock, as the flock of Jerusalem in her solemn feasts; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men: and they shall know that I am the LORD.
Haggai 1:9 · KJV
Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2720 mean?
H2720 is the Hebrew word חָרֵב (chârêb), meaning parched or ruined.
How is H2720 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it waste (3 times), dry (2 times), lieth waste (2 times), desolate (2 times).
How many times does H2720 appear in the Bible?
חָרֵב (chârêb) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2720 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H2717 (חָרַב).
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