Charab

khaw-rab'
Parts of Speech Verb

Charab Definition

  1. to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins
    1. (Qal) to be waste, be desolate
    2. (Niphal)
      1. to be made desolate
      2. desolate (participle)
    3. (Hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate
    4. (Hophal) to be laid waste
  2. to be dry, be dried up
    1. (Qal) to be dried, be dried up
    2. (Pual) to be dried
    3. (Hiphil) to dry up
    4. (Hophal) to be dried up
  3. to attack, smite down, slay, fight
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
brx
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
02717
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 731,732

KJV Word Usage

waste
16
dry
7
dry up
7
desolate
3
slay
2
decayeth
1
destroyed
1
destroyer
1
surely
1
utterly
1
Total
40

The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Charab". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .