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חָרָבָה H2724
H2724 is the Hebrew word חָרָבָה, transliterated chârâbâh and said khaw-raw-baw'. The King James Version most often renders it dry.
What it means
a desert.
Where it comes from
feminine of H2720 (חָרֵב).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: dry (ground, land).
Verses using חָרָבָה
All 6 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 7:22 · KJV
All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the dry land, died.
Exodus 14:21 · KJV
And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD caused the sea to go back by a strong east wind all that night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided.
Joshua 3:17 · KJV
And the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the midst of Jordan, and all the Israelites passed over on dry ground, until all the people were passed clean over Jordan.
Joshua 4:18 · KJV
And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.
2 Kings 2:8 · KJV
And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote the waters, and they were divided hither and thither, so that they two went over on dry ground.
Ezekiel 30:12 · KJV
And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken it.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2724 mean?
H2724 is the Hebrew word חָרָבָה (chârâbâh), meaning a desert.
How is H2724 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it dry (4 times), dry ground (2 times), dry land (1 time).
How many times does H2724 appear in the Bible?
חָרָבָה (chârâbâh) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2724 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: feminine of H2720 (חָרֵב).
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