חָֽרָבָה

cha.ra.vahdry groundHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine8 occurrences6 books7 verses

Definition

feminine of H2720; a desert
Traditional renderings: dry (ground, land).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָֽרָבָה:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

8 total
  1. Genesis 7:22בֶּחָֽרָבָ֖ה · on dry land
    Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
  2. Exodus 14:21לֶחָרָבָ֑ה · into dry land
    Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,
  3. Joshua 3:17בֶּחָֽרָבָ֛ה · on dry ground; בֶּחָ֣רָבָ֔ה · the dry ground
    The priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD stood firm on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel crossed over the dry ground, until the entire nation had crossed the Jordan.
  4. Joshua 4:18הֶחָרָבָ֑ה · the dry land
    When the priests carrying the ark of the covenant of the LORD came up out of the Jordan and their feet touched the dry land, the waters of the Jordan returned to their course and overflowed all the banks as before.
  5. 2 Kings 2:8בֶּחָרָבָֽה׃ · on dry ground
    And Elijah took his cloak, rolled it up, and struck the waters, which parted to the right and to the left, so that the two of them crossed over on dry ground.
  6. Ezekiel 30:12חָֽרָבָ֔ה · dry up
    I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.
  7. Haggai 2:6הֶחָרָבָֽה׃ · and the dry land
    For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.