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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Hebrew - English Dictionary

H2717 - Desolate

Strong's No.:H2717

Hebrew:חָרַב

Transliteration:chârab

Phonetic:khaw-rab'

Word Origin:A primitive root

Bible Usage:{decay} (be) {desolate} destroy ({-er}) (be) dry ({up}) {slay} X-(idiom) {surely} ({lay} {lie} make) waste.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to parch (through {drought}) that {is} (by analogy) to {desolate} {destroy} kill


Brown Driver
Biggs Definition:

1. to be waste, lay waste, make desolate, be desolate, be in ruins

a. (Qal) to be waste, be desolate

b. (Niphal)

1. to be made desolate

2. desolate (participle)

c. (Hiphil) to lay waste, make desolate

d. (Hophal) to be laid waste

2. to be dry, be dried up

a. (Qal) to be dried, be dried up

b. (Pual) to be dried

c. (Hiphil) to dry up

d. (Hophal) to be dried up

3. to attack, smite down, slay, fight


Bible References:
Desolate

Translation
Occurrences:
decayeth ( 1 )
desolate ( 3 )
destroyed ( 1 )
destroyer ( 1 )
dried ( 3 )
dry ( 2 )
slain ( 1 )
Slay ( 1 )
up ( 9 )
waste ( 13 )
wasted ( 3 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.