Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ח־ר־ב (ḥ-r-b)

From Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.

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Noun edit

חֶרֶב (khérevf (plural indefinite חֲרָבוֹת, singular construct חֶרֶב־, plural construct חַרְבוֹת־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. sword
  2. (fencing) sabre
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Descendants edit
  • Ladino: aharvar, ajarvar

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Etymology 2 edit

Cognate to Aramaic חֲרוֺב (be laid waste), Classical Syriac ܚܪܒ (be laid waste), Arabic خَرِبَ (ḵariba, to be ruined, be in ruins, be depopulated).

Verb edit

חָרַב (kharáv) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction) (intransitive)

  1. to be destroyed, collapse, fall to destruction
  2. to dehydrate, dry up
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