What does חֶרֶב · ῥομφαία mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H2719, G4501
חֶרֶב
Drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement · sword
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חֶרֶב H2719 drought ; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife , sword , or other sharp implement
Pronunciation ḥereb
Destruction through cutting or withholding: sword's violence or drought's deprivation both render land barren.
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ῥομφαία G4501 sword
Pronunciation rhomphaía
Large broad sword; in NT used symbolically for divine judgment or piercing affliction of soul.
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What does חֶרֶב (cherev) mean in the Bible?
חֶרֶב · ῥομφαία is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Instrument of warfare and a standard prophetic image for divinely appointed military judgment.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2719, G4501?
H2719, G4501 is connected to 413 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Instrument of warfare and a standard prophetic image for divinely appointed military judgment.
Strong's H2719, G4501
Lexical occurrences 413 verses Source Gloss
Instrument of warfare and a standard prophetic image for divinely appointed military judgment.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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