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חֲרָבוֹן

𐤇𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤍

chărâbôwn

H2725 noun

SILEX Entry

Root חרב to be dry, to be parched, to be desolated

Definition

A condition or state characterized by extreme dryness and lack of moisture, typically resulting from prolonged absence of rain; parching heat or drought. The term emphasizes a landscape or environment made barren and inhospitable, especially affected by intense heat and loss of water.

Semantic Range

parching heat, drought, extreme dryness, desolation resulting from heat

Root / Etymology

From the root חָרַב (ḥ-r-b), meaning 'to be dry, to be parched, to be desolated.' חֲרָבוֹן is a noun formation indicating the state or condition arising from this action, i.e., 'parchedness' or 'drought.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

חֲרָבוֹן appears in contexts describing environmental desolation, often in prophetic or poetic literature as a sign of judgment or calamity (e.g., Amos 8:11, Psalm 32:4). It denotes the natural result of cessation of rain and is related to the broader semantic field of terms describing aridness and waste (cf. חֹרֶב, 'dryness' or 'heat'). Unlike some related terms, חֲרָבוֹן has a stronger connotation of the parching heat that causes drought rather than the aftermath (desolation). In biblical usage, it refers specifically to the experience of heat-induced drought rather than general lack of water or wilderness. Later translations sometimes render this as 'drought' or 'scorching,' but the Hebrew nuance is typically more intense, capturing both the heat and its consequence of environmental dryness.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from חָרַב; parching heat; drought.

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Root Family

חרב (ḥ-r-b) — to be dry, to be parched, to be desolated

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H2717 חָרַב I will make desolate
H2718 חֲרַב was laid waste
H2719 חֶרֶב bladed weapons
H2720 חָרֵב destroying blade
H2721 חֹרֶב parched desolation

Word Forms

1 distinct form

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H2725-01 בְּ/חַרְבֹ֖נֵי becharevoney HR/Ncmpc in-droughts-of in parched desolations of 1

Occurrences in Scripture

1 total occurrence

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H2725-01 Psalms 32:4 בְּ/חַרְבֹ֖נֵי becharevoney HR/Ncmpc in-droughts-of in parched desolations of
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