chereb: a sword Original Word: חָ֫רֶב
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: chereb
Phonetic Spelling: (kheh'-reb)
Short Definition: sword
Word Origin
from charab
Definition
a sword
NASB Word Usage
axes (1), knives (2), sword (390), swords (18), swordsmen* (1), tool (1).
חֶ֫רֶב411 noun feminineIsaiah 21:15 sword (as weapon; Aramaic חַרְבָּא,  , Zinjirli חרב; Arabic  dart, javelin) — absolute חֶ֫רֶב Genesis 3:24 +; חָ֑רֶב Exodus 17:13 +; construct חֶ֫רֶב Deuteronomy 33:29 +; suffix חַרְבִּי Exodus 15:9 13t.; חַרְבְּךָ Genesis 27:40 7t.; חֵרְבֶּ֑ךָ 1 Samuel 17:33; Psalm 17:13; חַרְבּוֺ Numbers 22:23 24t.; חַרְבְּכֶם Jeremiah 2:30; Ezekiel 33:26; חַרְבָּם Psalm 37:15; Psalm 44:4; plural חֲרָבוֺת Isaiah 21:15 5t.; construct חַרְבוֺת Joshua 5:2 2t.; suffix חַרְבוֺתָיו Ezekiel 26:9; חַרְבוֺתָם Isaiah 2:4 5t.; חַרְבֹתֵיהֶם Micah 4:3 2t.; — 1. a. sword, as weapon of war Genesis 48:22 (E), Judges 7:14,20; 1 Samuel 21:9, and so in all periods; two-edged (short) sword וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיוֺ֖ת גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ ׳ח Judges 3:16, compare מִּיּוֺת ׳ח Proverbs 5:4 (in simile), מִּיפִיּוֺת ׳ח Psalm 149:6; see also ׳צוּר ח edge of sword Psalm 89:44. b. gird on sword = ׳חָגַר הח 1 Samuel 17:39; 1 Samuel 25:13 (3 t. in verse); Psalm 45:4 (׳הח ׳ח עַל יָרֵך), שִׂים על ירך Exodus 32:27, compare especially 2 Samuel 20:8. c. draw the sword ׳הֵרִיק הח Exodus 15:9; Leviticus 26:33; Ezekiel 5:2,12; Ezekiel 12:14; Ezekiel 28:7, ׳הוציא הח Ezekiel 21:8; Ezekiel 21:10, ׳פתח הח Psalm 37:14; Ezekiel 21:33, נטשׁ Isaiah 21:15 (Gr Che לטשׁ see below); usually ׳שׁלף הח Numbers 22:23,31; Joshua 5:13; Judges 3:22; Judges 8:10,20; Judges 9:54; 1 Samuel 17:51; 1 Samuel 31:4 = 1 Chronicles 10:4; 1 Chronicles 21:16, and as characteristic of warriors ׳שֹׁלֵף ח Judges 20:2,15,17,25,35,46; 2 Samuel 24:9; 2 Kings 3:26; 1 Chronicles 21:5 (twice in verse); ׳וַתִּדְבַּק יָדוֺ אֶלהַֿח 2 Samuel 23:10, insert also in "" 1 Chronicles 11:13 (Dr). d. whet, sharpen the sword ׳לטשׁ הח Psalm 7:13 (compare Isaiah 21:15 above), but also שׁנן Deuteronomy 32:41 compare Psalm 64:4, הוּחַדָּה Ezekiel 21:14; Ezekiel 21:16. e. put up the sword into the sheath אֶלנְֿדָנָהּ ׳הֵשִׁיב הח 1 Chronicles 21:27 (sheath of sword is elsewhere תַּעַר 1 Samuel 7:51; 2 Samuel 20:8; Jeremiah 47:6; Ezekiel 21:8). f. slay with sword הרג ׳בח Joshua 10:11; Joshua 13:22 +; in ימותו אנשׁים 1 Samuel 2:33, insert בְּחֶרֶב before אנשׁים ᵐ5 We Dr; rarely ׳הכה בח Joshua 11:10; 2 Kings 19:37 = Isaiah 37:38; very often ׳הִכָּה לְפִיחֿ smite according to the mouth of the sword i.e. as the sword can devour (2 Samuel 2:26; 11:25) = without quarter Numbers 21:24 (E) Deuteronomy 13:16; a Deuteronomy 20:13; Joshua 11:11,12,14 (all D) Judges 18:27; Judges 21:10; 1 Kings 10:25; Job 1:15,17; also with העיר as sole object Joshua 8:24; Joshua 10:28,30,32,35,37, compare Joshua 10:39; Joshua 19:47; Judges 1:8,25; Judges 20:37; 1 Samuel 22:19 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 15:14; ׳הרג לפיחֿ Genesis 34:26 (J); ׳החרים לפיחֿ Deuteronomy 13:16b (including הָעִיר in object), Joshua 6:21; 1 Samuel 15:8, ׳חלשׁ לפיחֿ Exodus 17:13 (E); ׳נפל לפיחֿ Joshua 8:24; Judges 4:16; ׳ל֗֗֗פיחֿ׳וַיָּהָם י Judges 4:15; — (׳לפיחֿ is chiefly in Joshua and Judges (21 t.), in Hexateuch only J E D; but Job post-exilic). g. ׳אכלה הח etc., of the sword as devouring: — תּאֹכֵל חַרְבִּי בָשָׂר Deuteronomy 32:42 (poetry), 2 Samuel 2:26; 2 Samuel 11:25; 2 Samuel 18:8; Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 2:30; Jeremiah 46:10,14; Nahum 2:14. h. slain by sword is ׳חֲלַלחִֿ Numbers 19:16 (P) and frequently Ezekiel, ׳חַלְלֵיחֿ Ezekiel 31:17,18; Ezekiel 32:21,25,28,29,30,32; Ezekiel 35:8 ׳מְחֻלְלֵי ח Ezekiel 35:26 < Co ׳חלליחֿ (on text of Ezekiel 32:20,22,31 see Co). i. ׳שְׁבֻיוֺת ח Genesis 31:26 are captives of (taken by) sword. j. sword frequently agent of ׳י Judges 7:20; Isaiah 34:6; Jeremiah 12:12; Jeremiah 47:6 etc., — so Deuteronomy 28:22, but read חֹרֶב see below I. חרב (compare on other hand 1 Samuel 17:47); note especially Genesis 3:24 ׳לַהַט הח הַמִּתְהַמֶּכֶת; in poetry ׳לַהַכ ח Nahum 3:3, ׳בְּרַק ח Deuteronomy 32:41. k. ׳ח figurative of tongue Psalm 57:5; compare Psalm 59:8; figurative of violence war, etc., Genesis 27:40; in simile Proverbs 5:4 (of grievous end of dealings with strange women). 2 knife צֻרִים ׳ח flint knives for use in circumcision Joshua 5:2,3(see WeSkizzen iii, 166); Ezekiel 5:1,2חַדָּה תַּעַר ׳ח הַגַּלָּבִים (according to Co use of sword as razor is significant). 3 of tools used in hewing stone חַרְבְּךָ הֵנַפְתָּ עליה Exodus 20:25; ׳יִתֹּץ בח Ezekiel 26:9, according to most = tools, axes, 'steel' (Co ' Eisen '), but possibly swords as implement ready to hand; 2 Chronicles 34:6 Qr בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶם with their tools; read perhaps בְּחָרְבֹתֵיהֶם in their ruins, Be, who compare Psalm 109:10; see חָרְבָּה below II. חרב (ᵐ5 ᵑ9 omit חרב).
axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool. see HEBREW charab
ḥar·bə·ḵā — 8 Occ.
ḥar·bə·ḵem — 2 Occ.
ḥar·bî — 11 Occ.
ḥar·bōw — 18 Occ.
ḥar·bām — 1 Occ.
ḥā·reḇ — 48 Occ.
ḥar·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯām — 4 Occ.
ḥar·ḇō·ṯê·hem — 2 Occ.
ḥe·reḇ — 118 Occ.
he·ḥā·reḇ — 2 Occ.
kə·ḥe·reḇ — 3 Occ.
la·ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
la·ḥe·reḇ — 8 Occ.
le·ḥā·reḇ — 3 Occ.
mê·ḥe·reḇ — 9 Occ.
ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥar·bōw — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥe·reḇ — 1 Occ.
ḇa·ḥe·reḇ — 10 Occ.
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Strong's Hebrew 2719
413 Occurrences
ba·ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
ba·ḥe·reḇ — 54 Occ.
[bā·har — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥar·bə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥar·bî — 1 Occ.
be·ḥā·reḇ — 20 Occ.
bə·ḥar·ḇōw — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥar·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯām — 2 Occ.
bə·ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯāw — 1 Occ.
bə·ḥe·reḇ — 8 Occ.
ḵa·ḥe·reḇ — 1 Occ.
ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ — 4 Occ.
ḥar·bə·ḵā — 8 Occ.
ḥar·bə·ḵem — 2 Occ.
ḥar·bî — 11 Occ.
ḥar·bōw — 18 Occ.
ḥar·bām — 1 Occ.
ḥā·reḇ — 48 Occ.
ḥar·ḇō·wṯ — 2 Occ.
ḥar·ḇō·w·ṯām — 4 Occ.
ḥar·ḇō·ṯê·hem — 2 Occ.
ḥe·reḇ — 118 Occ.
ha·ḥe·reḇ — 26 Occ.
he·ḥā·reḇ — 2 Occ.
kə·ḥe·reḇ — 3 Occ.
la·ḥă·rā·ḇō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
la·ḥe·reḇ — 8 Occ.
le·ḥā·reḇ — 3 Occ.
mê·ḥe·reḇ — 9 Occ.
ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ — 4 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥar·bōw — 1 Occ.
ū·ḇə·ḥe·reḇ — 1 Occ.
ḇa·ḥe·reḇ — 10 Occ.
ḇə·ḥar·bām — 1 Occ.
ḇə·ḥar·bə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
wə·ḥar·bî — 2 Occ.
wə·ḥar·bōw — 5 Occ.
ḇe·ḥā·reḇ — 7 Occ.
wə·ḥe·reḇ — 17 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥe·reḇ — 2 Occ.
Genesis 3:24
BIB: וְאֵ֨ת לַ֤הַט הַחֶ֙רֶב֙ הַמִּתְהַפֶּ֔כֶת לִשְׁמֹ֕ר
NAS: and the flaming sword which turned
KJV: and a flaming sword which turned every way,
INT: the cherubim and the flaming sword turned to guardGenesis 27:40
BIB: וְעַל־ חַרְבְּךָ֣ תִֽחְיֶ֔ה וְאֶת־
NAS: By your sword you shall live,
KJV: And by thy sword shalt thou live,
INT: By your sword shall live and your brother Genesis 31:26
BIB: בְּנֹתַ֔י כִּשְׁבֻי֖וֹת חָֽרֶב׃
NAS: like captives of the sword?
KJV: as captives [taken] with the sword?
INT: my daughters captives dagger Genesis 34:25
BIB: דִינָה֙ אִ֣ישׁ חַרְבּ֔וֹ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ עַל־
NAS: took his sword and came
KJV: each man his sword, and came
INT: Dinah's each his sword and came upon Genesis 34:26
BIB: הָרְג֖וּ לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב וַיִּקְח֧וּ אֶת־
NAS: with the edge of the sword, and took
KJV: with the edge of the sword, and took
INT: killed the edge of the sword and took Dinah Genesis 48:22
BIB: מִיַּ֣ד הָֽאֱמֹרִ֔י בְּחַרְבִּ֖י וּבְקַשְׁתִּֽי׃ פ
NAS: of the Amorite with my sword and my bow.
KJV: of the Amorite with my sword and with my bow.
INT: the hand of the Amorite my sword and my bow Exodus 5:3
BIB: בַּדֶּ֖בֶר א֥וֹ בֶחָֽרֶב׃
NAS: or with the sword.
KJV: upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
INT: pestilence or the sword Exodus 5:21
BIB: עֲבָדָ֔יו לָֽתֶת־ חֶ֥רֶב בְּיָדָ֖ם לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ׃
NAS: to put a sword in their hand
KJV: to put a sword in their hand
INT: of his servants to put A sword their hand to kill Exodus 15:9
BIB: נַפְשִׁ֔י אָרִ֣יק חַרְבִּ֔י תּוֹרִישֵׁ֖מוֹ יָדִֽי׃
NAS: against them; I will draw out my sword, my hand
KJV: upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand
INT: my desire will draw my sword will destroy my hand Exodus 17:13
BIB: עַמּ֖וֹ לְפִי־ חָֽרֶב׃ פ
NAS: with the edge of the sword.
KJV: with the edge of the sword.
INT: and his people the edge of the sword Exodus 18:4
BIB: בְּעֶזְרִ֔י וַיַּצִּלֵ֖נִי מֵחֶ֥רֶב פַּרְעֹֽה׃
NAS: and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
KJV: and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
INT: was my help and delivered the sword of Pharaoh Exodus 20:25
BIB: גָּזִ֑ית כִּ֧י חַרְבְּךָ֛ הֵנַ֥פְתָּ עָלֶ֖יהָ
NAS: for if you wield your tool on it, you will profane
KJV: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted
INT: of cut for your tool wield on Exodus 22:24
BIB: וְהָרַגְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם בֶּחָ֑רֶב וְהָי֤וּ נְשֵׁיכֶם֙
NAS: and I will kill you with the sword, and your wives
KJV: and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives
INT: and my anger will kill the sword shall become and your wives Exodus 32:27
BIB: שִׂ֥ימוּ אִישׁ־ חַרְבּ֖וֹ עַל־ יְרֵכ֑וֹ
NAS: [of you] put his sword upon his thigh,
KJV: every man his sword by his side,
INT: put Every his sword upon his thigh Leviticus 26:6
BIB: מִן־ הָאָ֔רֶץ וְחֶ֖רֶב לֹא־ תַעֲבֹ֥ר
NAS: and no sword will pass through
KJV: out of the land, neither shall the sword go
INT: from the land sword and no will pass Leviticus 26:7
BIB: וְנָפְל֥וּ לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב
NAS: before you by the sword;
KJV: before you by the sword.
INT: will fall before the sword Leviticus 26:8
BIB: אֹיְבֵיכֶ֛ם לִפְנֵיכֶ֖ם לֶחָֽרֶב׃
NAS: will fall before you by the sword.
KJV: shall fall before you by the sword.
INT: and your enemies before the sword Leviticus 26:25
BIB: וְהֵבֵאתִ֨י עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם חֶ֗רֶב נֹקֶ֙מֶת֙ נְקַם־
NAS: I will also bring upon you a sword which will execute
KJV: And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge
INT: bring upon A sword will execute vengeance Leviticus 26:33
BIB: וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י אַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם חָ֑רֶב וְהָיְתָ֤ה אַרְצְכֶם֙
NAS: and will draw out a sword after
KJV: and will draw out a sword after
INT: out after A sword becomes your land Leviticus 26:36
BIB: וְנָס֧וּ מְנֻֽסַת־ חֶ֛רֶב וְנָפְל֖וּ וְאֵ֥ין
NAS: as though from the sword, and they will fall.
KJV: as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall
INT: will flee though the sword will fall no Leviticus 26:37
BIB: בְּאָחִ֛יו כְּמִפְּנֵי־ חֶ֖רֶב וְרֹדֵ֣ף אָ֑יִן
NAS: other as if [running] from the sword, although no one
KJV: as it were before a sword, when none pursueth:
INT: other before the sword is pursuing no Numbers 14:3
BIB: הַזֹּאת֙ לִנְפֹּ֣ל בַּחֶ֔רֶב נָשֵׁ֥ינוּ וְטַפֵּ֖נוּ
NAS: to fall by the sword? Our wives
KJV: to fall by the sword, that our wives
INT: likewise to fall the sword our wives and our little Numbers 14:43
BIB: לִפְנֵיכֶ֔ם וּנְפַלְתֶּ֖ם בֶּחָ֑רֶב כִּֽי־ עַל־
NAS: of you, and you will fall by the sword, inasmuch
KJV: you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned
INT: front will fall the sword for and Numbers 19:16
BIB: הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה בַּֽחֲלַל־ חֶ֙רֶב֙ א֣וֹ בְמֵ֔ת
NAS: one who has been slain with a sword or
KJV: one that is slain with a sword in the open
INT: field one A sword or has died Numbers 20:18
BIB: בִּ֑י פֶּן־ בַּחֶ֖רֶב אֵצֵ֥א לִקְרָאתֶֽךָ׃
NAS: I will come out with the sword against
KJV: against thee with the sword.
INT: pass or the sword will come against 413 Occurrences
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