Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 50:36
“A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חֶרֶבchereb · kheh'-reb
H2719 · Hebrew
H2719 · Hebrew
- Definition
- drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement
- Derivation
- from H2717 (חָרַב);
- KJV renderings
- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
- Grammar
- חֶ֥רֶב — common noun, feminine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 413 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 3:24Genesis 27:40Genesis 31:26Genesis 34:25Genesis 34:26
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חֶרֶב here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.