חרב
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חרב¹
- /ħarb/
- /ħɛrɛb/
- [ħɛːˈrɛv]
- /ˈχe.ʁev/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
From Proto-Semitic *x̣arb-.
noun חֶרֶב · khérev · חֲרָבוֹת · חֶרֶב־ · חַרְבוֹת־
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sword
Similar: סַיִף
- sabre
חרב²
Where it comes from
Cognate to Aramaic חֲרוֹב (“be laid waste”), Classical Syriac ܚܪܒ (“be laid waste”), Arabic خَرِبَ (ḵariba, “to be ruined, be in ruins, be depopulated”).
verb חָרַב · kharáv · לחרוב · לַחֲרֹב · -
- to be destroyed, collapse, fall to destruction
- to dehydrate, dry up
In English
- sword weapon
- centreboard The adjustable keel on a small yacht
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