חרב

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ר־ב‎

Cognate to Aramaic חַרְבָּא‎ (ḥarbā), Arabic حَرْب‎ (ḥarb, “war”).

Pronunciation

Noun

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

  1. A cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement: - axe, dagger, mattock, tool.
  2. A drought.

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • חֶרֶב פִּיפִיּוֹת‎ (khérev pifiyót)

References

Verb

חָרַב • (kharáv) (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 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
  1. Pronounced חָרַבְתֶּם‎ and חָרַבְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

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