חֹרֶב (chôreb) — Desolation
Hebrew word study: חֹרֶב (chôreb), Strong's H2721. drought or desolation
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
drought or desolation
KJV translation words: desolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste.
Strong's H2721 is tagged on 16 words in 15 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 31:40 and last appears in Haggai 1:11.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (all 15)
- Genesis 31:40 — חֹרֶב — heat
- Judges 6:37 — חֹרֶב — dryness
- Judges 6:39 — חֹרֶב — dryness
- Judges 6:40 — חֹרֶב — dryness
- Job 30:30 — חֹרֶב — heat
- Isaiah 4:6 — מֵחֹרֶב — from the heat
- Isaiah 25:4 — מֵחֹרֶב — from heat
- Isaiah 25:5 — כְּחֹרֶב — like heat
- Isaiah 61:4 — חֹרֶב — devastation
- Jeremiah 36:30 — לַחֹרֶב — to the heat
- Jeremiah 49:13 — לְחֹרֶב — into a desolation
- Jeremiah 50:38 — חֹרֶב — a drought
- Ezekiel 29:10 — חֹרֶב — destruction
- Zephaniah 2:14 — חֹרֶב — desolation
- Haggai 1:11 — חֹרֶב — a drought
Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2719 חֶרֶב (chereb).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H2723 חׇרְבָּה (chorbâh).
Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.
Frequently asked questions
What does chôreb (H2721) mean?
Drought or desolation.
How is H2721 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2721 as: desolation, drought, dry, heat, [idiom] utterly, waste..
How often does חֹרֶב (chôreb) appear?
Strong's H2721 is tagged on 16 words in 15 verses across 8 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 31:40 and last appears in Haggai 1:11.
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