חָרֵב (ḥārēb) is a Hebrew adjective meaning dry. It appears 8 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2720).

Also rendered

• waste

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 731a)

Root family 731: חָרֵב ḥārēb — I, dry up; be in ruins; lay waste; make desolate

• חׇרְבָּה ḥorbâ — waste
• חֹרֵב ḥōrēb — Horeb
• חֹרֶב ḥōreb — dryness
• חָֽרָבָה ḥārābâ — dry ground
• חֵרָבוֹן ḥērābôn — drought

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