Kharava (חרבה) means dry land in Hebrew.
It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
חָרָבָה
kharava
noun · feminine
In English
dry land
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Kharava.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדמה יבשה, קרקע שאינה מכוסה במים.
וַיֵּט מֹשֶׁה אֶת-יָדוֹ עַל-הַיָּם וַיּוֹלֶךְ יְהֹוָה אֶת-הַיָּם בְּרוּחַ קָדִים עַזָּה כָּל-הַלַּיְלָה וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת-הַיָּם לֶחָרָבָה וַיִּבָּקְעוּ הַמָּיִם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kharava is a feminine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חָרָבָה
- Written without vowel points
- חרבה
- Said
- kharava
- Root
- ח־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Inflections
- חָרָבַת־
- Gematria
- 215
This is how Kharava is said in other languages.
- English
- dry land
These words mean nearly the same as Kharava.
These words mean the opposite of Kharava.
These words rhyme with Kharava.
The word Kharava comes from the root ח־ר־ב, like these words.
These words come before and after Kharava in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kharava.
What does Kharava (חרבה) mean in Hebrew?
Kharava (חרבה) means dry land. It is said kharava, with the stress on va.
What is a synonym for Kharava (חרבה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kharava (חרבה) are יבשה.
What is the opposite of Kharava (חרבה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kharava (חרבה) are ים.
What rhymes with Kharava (חרבה)?
Words that rhyme with Kharava (חרבה) include צבא, סביבה, מחשבה, כתיבה, תגובה, and אהבה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרבה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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