H2719 - חֶרֶב (chereb)

H2719 חֶרֶב (chereb) kheh'-reb

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

sword

Strong's Definition

drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement

Derivation: from H2717 (חָרַב);

KJV Usage: axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.

TWOT Reference: 732a

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) sword, knife

1a) sword

1b) knife

1c) tools for cutting stone

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G32 G3057 G3162 G4171 G4501 G4604 G4967 G5408

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חֶרֶב chereb BDB Definition: 1) sword, knife 1a) sword 1b) knife 1c) tools for cutting stone Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H2717 Same Word by TWOT Number: 732a Total KJV Occurrences: 413

Bible Occurrences (370)

3:24 27:40 31:26 34:25 34:26 48:22

5:3 5:21 15:9 17:13 18:4 20:25 22:24 32:27

26:6 26:7 26:8 26:25 26:33 26:36 26:37

14:3 14:43 19:16 20:18 21:24 22:23 22:29 22:31 31:8

13:15 20:13 28:22 32:25 32:41 32:42 33:29

5:2 5:3 5:13 6:21 8:24 10:11 10:28 10:30 10:32 10:35 10:37 10:39 11:10 11:11 11:12 11:14 13:22 19:47 24:12

1:8 1:25 3:16 3:21 3:22 4:15 4:16 7:14 7:20 7:22 8:10 8:20 9:54 18:27 20:2 20:15 20:17 20:25 20:35 20:37 20:46 20:48 21:10

13:19 13:22 14:20 15:8 15:33 17:39 17:45 17:47 17:50 17:51 18:4 21:8 21:9 22:10 22:13 22:19 25:13 31:4 31:5

1:12 1:22 2:16 2:26 3:29 11:25 12:9 12:10 15:14 18:8 20:8 20:10 23:10 24:9

1:51 2:8 2:32 3:24 18:28 19:1 19:10 19:14 19:17

3:26 6:22 8:12 10:25 11:15 11:20 19:7 19:37

5:18 10:4 10:5 21:5 21:12 21:16 21:27 21:30

20:9 21:4 23:14 23:21 29:9 32:21 36:17 36:20

9:7

4:13 4:18

9:5

1:15 1:17 5:15 5:20 15:22 19:29 27:14 39:22 40:19 41:26

7:12 17:13 22:20 37:14 37:15 44:3 44:6 45:3 57:4 59:7 63:10 64:3 76:3 78:62 78:64 89:43 144:10 149:6

5:4 12:18 25:18 30:14

1:20 2:4 3:25 13:15 14:19 21:15 22:2 27:1 31:8 34:5 34:6 37:7 37:38 41:2 49:2 51:19 65:12 66:16

2:30 4:10 5:12 5:17 6:25 9:16 11:22 12:12 14:12 14:13 14:15 14:16 14:18 15:2 15:3 15:9 16:4 18:21 19:7 20:4 21:7 21:9 24:10 25:16 25:27 25:29 25:31 26:23 27:8 27:13 29:17 29:18 31:2 32:24 32:36 33:4 34:4 34:17 38:2 39:18 41:2 42:16 42:17 42:22 43:11 44:12 44:13 44:18 44:27 44:28 46:10 46:14 46:16 47:6 48:2 48:10 49:37 50:16 50:35 50:36 50:37 51:50

1:20 2:21 4:9 5:9

5:1 5:2 5:12 5:17 6:3 6:8 6:11 6:12 7:15 11:8 11:10 12:14 12:16 14:17 14:21 16:40 17:21 21:3 21:4 21:5 21:9 21:11 21:12 21:14 21:15 21:19 21:20 21:28 23:10 23:25 23:47 24:21 25:13 26:6 26:8 26:9 26:11 28:7 28:23 29:8 30:4 30:5 30:6 30:11 30:17 30:21 30:22 30:24 30:25 31:17 31:18 32:10 32:11 32:12 32:20 32:21 32:22 32:23 32:24 32:25 32:26 32:27 32:28 32:29 32:30 32:31 32:32 33:2 33:3 33:4 33:6 33:26 33:27 35:5 35:8 38:4 38:8 38:21 39:23

11:33

1:7 2:18 7:16 11:6 13:16

3:10

1:11 4:10 7:9 7:11 7:17 9:1 9:4 9:10

4:3 5:6 6:14

2:13 3:3 3:15

2:12

2:22

9:13 11:17 13:7

Genesis 3:24

So He drove out the man and stationed cherubim on the east side of the Garden of Eden, along with a whirling sword of flame to guard the way to the tree of life.

Genesis 27:40

You shall live by the sword and serve... your brother. But when you rebel, you will tear his yoke from your neck.

Genesis 31:26

Then Laban said to Jacob, What have you done? You have deceived me... and carried off my daughters... like captives of war!

Genesis 34:25

Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons Dinah’s... brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

Genesis 34:26

They killed... Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

Genesis 48:22

And to you, as one who is above your brothers, I give the ridge of land that I took from the Amorites with my sword and bow.

Exodus 5:3

The God of the Hebrews has met with us, they answered. Please let us go on a three-day... journey into the wilderness to sacrifice to the LORD our God, or He may strike us with plagues or with the sword.

Exodus 5:21

May the LORD... look upon you and judge you, [the foremen] said..., for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh... and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!