Lexicon
חֲרַב
cha.rav
H2718
A:V Hebrew

be wasted

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cha.rav describes a city being laid waste in the accusation recorded in Ezra 4:15.

The sole attested use describes the city as having been laid waste, within an accusation that links its rebellious history to that outcome.

Senses in use

  1. Being laid waste · dominant

    In Ezra 4:15, the Hophal perfect feminine singular form occurs in the clause explaining why the city was brought to ruin; the APB renders the clause, "on account of this that city was laid waste."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ezra 4:15, the APB presents the clause as "that city was laid waste." This rendering confirms the clause's outcome without establishing a finer English equivalent.

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