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Be wasted

חֲרַבStrong’s H2718

charav (cha-rav)

Appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament

In short

Charav is the Aramaic word usually translated “it was laid waste”. It appears in 1 verse of the Old Testament.

“That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers: so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtful unto kings and provinces, and that they have moved sedition within the same of old time: for which cause was this city destroyed.”
Ezra 4:15 KJV
Meaning
  1. To dry up, be waste(Hophal) to be laid waste
How it's translated
  • it was laid waste 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Ezra 1

1 book in all.

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    Aramaic dictionary

    חֲרַב charav · be wasted

    1) to dry up, be waste 1a) (Hophal) to be laid waste

    From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

    Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Aramaic, not from any one translation.