Hebrew word study
חֶרֶבchereb — drought
Pronounced “kheh'-reb”
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
Translated in the King James as: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Appears 410 times in Scripture
Origin: from H2717 (חָרַב);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Exodus — 8×
Leviticus — 7×
Numbers — 9×
Deuteronomy — 7×
Joshua — 20×
Judges — 23×
1 Samuel — 23×
2 Samuel — 15×
1 Kings — 11×
1 Chronicles — 11×
1 Chr 5:181 Chr 10:41 Chr 10:51 Chr 21:51 Chr 21:121 Chr 21:161 Chr 21:271 Chr 21:30+ 3 more in 1 Chronicles
2 Chronicles — 8×
Ezra — 1×
Nehemiah — 2×
Esther — 1×
Job — 11×
Psalms — 18×
Song of Solomon — 2×
Song 3:8+ 1 more in Song of Solomon
Isaiah — 22×
Jeremiah — 71×
Jeremiah 2:30Jeremiah 4:10Jeremiah 5:12Jeremiah 5:17Jeremiah 6:25Jeremiah 9:16Jeremiah 11:22Jeremiah 12:12Jeremiah 14:12Jeremiah 14:13Jeremiah 14:15Jeremiah 14:16Jeremiah 14:18Jeremiah 15:2Jeremiah 15:3Jeremiah 15:9Jeremiah 16:4Jeremiah 18:21Jeremiah 19:7Jeremiah 20:4Jeremiah 21:7Jeremiah 21:9Jeremiah 24:10Jeremiah 25:16Jeremiah 25:27+ 46 more in Jeremiah
Ezekiel — 91×
Ezekiel 5:1Ezekiel 5:2Ezekiel 5:12Ezekiel 5:17Ezekiel 6:3Ezekiel 6:8Ezekiel 6:11Ezekiel 6:12Ezekiel 7:15Ezekiel 11:8Ezekiel 11:10Ezekiel 12:14Ezekiel 12:16Ezekiel 14:17Ezekiel 14:21Ezekiel 16:40Ezekiel 17:21Ezekiel 21:3Ezekiel 21:4Ezekiel 21:5Ezekiel 21:9Ezekiel 21:11Ezekiel 21:12Ezekiel 21:14Ezekiel 21:15+ 66 more in Ezekiel
Daniel — 1×
Joel — 1×
Micah — 4×
Nahum — 3×
Zephaniah — 1×
Haggai — 1×
Zechariah — 3×
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