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חֲרַב

cha.rav

be wasted

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Strong’s H2718Verb1 time in the Aramaic of the Hebrew Bible

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Translated as

it was laid waste1

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Ezra 4:15הָחָרְבַת
that a search should be made of the record books of your fathers. In these books you will discover and verify that the city is a rebellious city, harmful to kings and provinces, inciting sedition from ancient times. That is why this city was destroyed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[חֲרַב] vb. be waste;—Hoph. Ezr 4:15

Sources: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906, public domain) from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0), glosses from STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAHOT (Hebrew Bible, Leningrad Codex, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.