לֶ/חָרָבָ֑ה

𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄

chârâbâh

dry land

A tract of land that has become dry and desolate, often used to describe an area laid waste by natural or human-caused devastation, including ruin or desolation; refers specifically to land that was previously productive but has become arid.

H2724

Exodus 14:21 · Word #19

Lexicon H2724

Lemmaחָרָבָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤄
Transliterationchârâbâh
Strong'sH2724
DefinitionA tract of land that has become dry and desolate, often used to describe an area laid waste by natural or human-caused devastation, including ruin or desolation; refers specifically to land that was previously productive but has become arid.

Morphology HRd/Ncfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

Common Translation

Phrasedry land

SIBI-P1 Translation H2724-04

to a desolated land

Morphological NotesPreposition לְ + noun, common feminine singular absolute.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חָרָבָה denotes land that has become dried up and ruined; rendering it as "desolated land" preserves the root sense of dryness and devastation. The prefixed לְ is reflected by "to," and the feminine singular absolute form is conveyed by the singular noun "land."

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SILEX v2

SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)

to dry land

Same as P1No — adjusted for context
Rationale'To a desolated land' is inaccurate here; in context, the phrase means the sea was made into 'dry land,' not a ruined area. 'To dry land' is contextually correct and follows SILEX definition option for this narrative.