Kharev (חָרֵב) means ruined in Hebrew.
It can also mean deserted and dry. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
ruined, deserted, dry
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kharev.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1הרוס, דבר ששלמותו נפגעה עד כדי חוסר תועלת.
וָאוֹמַר אֲלֵהֶם אַתֶּם רֹאִים הָרָעָה אֲשֶׁר אֲנַחְנוּ בָהּ אֲשֶׁר יְרוּשָׁלִַם חֲרֵבָה וּשְׁעָרֶיהָ נִצְּתוּ בָאֵשׁ לְכוּ וְנִבְנֶה אֶת חוֹמַת יְרוּשָׁלִַם וְלֹא נִהְיֶה עוֹד חֶרְפָּה.
- 2שומם, שאין בו אנשים.
כֹּה־אָמַר יהוה צְבָאוֹת עוֹד יִהְיֶה בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה הֶחָרֵב מֵאֵין־אָדָם וְעַד־בְּהֵמָה וּבְכָל־עָרָיו נְוֵה רֹעִים מַרְבִּצִים צֹאן.
- 3חסר נוזלים, יבש.
וְכָל־מִנְחָה בְּלוּלָה־בַשֶׁמֶן וַחֲרֵבָה לְכָל־בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן תִּהְיֶה אִישׁ כְּאָחִיו.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kharev is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- חָרֵב
- Written without vowel points
- חרב
- Said
- kharev
- Root
- ח־ר־ב
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- חֲרֵבִים
- Feminine form
- חֲרֵבָה
- Inflections
- ר' חֲרֵבִים; נ' חֲרֵבָה, נ"ר חֲרֵבוֹת (במקרא: חֳרֵבוֹת)
- Gematria
- 210
This is how Kharev is said in other languages.
- English
- ruined, deserted, dry
These words mean nearly the same as Kharev.
- הרוס
- יבש
- שומם
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Kharev.
- לח
- רטוב
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These words rhyme with Kharev.
The word Kharev is part of these phrases and sayings.
- פת חרבה
- טוב פת חרבה ושלוה בה
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These words come before and after Kharev in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kharev.
What does Kharev (חָרֵב) mean in Hebrew?
Kharev (חָרֵב) means ruined, deserted, and dry. It is said kharev, with the stress on rev.
What is a synonym for Kharev (חָרֵב)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Kharev (חָרֵב) are הרוס, יבש, and שומם.
What is the opposite of Kharev (חָרֵב)?
Words that mean the opposite of Kharev (חָרֵב) are לח and רטוב.
What rhymes with Kharev (חָרֵב)?
Words that rhyme with Kharev (חָרֵב) include מחשב, לב, אויב, זאב, ערב, and אב.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרב of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.