חרב

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ח־ר־ב‎ (ḥ-r-b)

From Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. sword
  2. (fencing) sabre
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת‎ (khérev pifiyót)
Descendants
  • → Ladino: aharvar, ajarvar

References

Etymology 2

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

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

  1. to be destroyed, collapse, fall to destruction
  2. to dehydrate, dry up
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָרַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לחרוב / לַחֲרֹב‎
  • action noun: —
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָרַבְתִּי‎חָרַבְנוּ‎
second חָרַבְתָּ‎חָרַבְתְּ‎חֲרַבְתֶּם‎1חֲרַבְתֶּן‎1
third חָרַבחָרְבָה‎חָרְבוּ‎
present חָרֵבחֲרֵבָה‎חֲרֵבִים‎חֲרֵבוֹת‎
future first אֶחֱרַב‎נֶחֱרַב‎
second תֶּחֱרַב‎תֶּחֶרְבִי‎תֶּחֶרְבוּ‎תֶּחֱרַבְנָה‎2
third יֶחֱרַב‎תֶּחֱרַב‎יֶחֶרְבוּ‎תֶּחֱרַבְנָה‎2
imperative חֲרַבחִרְבִי‎חִרְבוּ‎חֲרַבְנָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָרַבְתֶּם‎ and חָרַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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