cho.rev denotes dry, waterless conditions, whether over land, on a fleece, or as exposure to scorching heat.

The attested use denotes dryness or lack of moisture: it is set over against dew on a fleece and land, called upon land and waters, and pictured as heat from which shade provides protection.

1. Dryness and lack of moisture · dominant

   The masculine singular absolute form marks dry conditions in contrasting settings. In Judges 6:37, Judges 6:39, and Judges 6:40, the APB renders the contrast between drought on the fleece or land and dew elsewhere; in Haggai 1:11 it renders drought called upon land, crops, people, and animals. Isaiah 4:6 presents shade from the drought, while Jeremiah 50:38 places drought against waters that are then dried up.

   Judges 6:37Judges 6:39Judges 6:40Haggai 1:11Isaiah 4:6Jeremiah 50:38

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB repeatedly presents the term with “drought,” including dryness contrasted with dew in Judges 6:37 and heat requiring shade in Isaiah 4:6. In Isaiah 25:5 it also uses “drought in dryness,”.