חרב

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ב (kh-r-b)

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

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

חָרַב • (kharáv) (pa'al construction) (intransitive)

Conjugation of חָרַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחרוב / לַחֲרֹב action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָרַבְתִּי		חָרַבְנוּ
	second	חָרַבְתָּ	חָרַבְתְּ	חֲרַבְתֶּם¹	חֲרַבְתֶּן¹
	third	חָרַב	חָרְבָה	חָרְבוּ
present		חָרֵב	חֲרֵבָה	חֲרֵבִים	חֲרֵבוֹת
future	first	אֶחֱרַב		נֶחֱרַב
	second	תֶּחֱרַב	תֶּחֶרְבִי	תֶּחֶרְבוּ	תֶּחֱרַבְנָה²
	third	יֶחֱרַב	תֶּחֱרַב	יֶחֶרְבוּ	תֶּחֱרַבְנָה²
imperative		חֲרַב	חִרְבִי	חִרְבוּ	חֲרַבְנָה²
notes		Pronounced חָרַבְתֶּם and חָרַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.