- Original: חרב - Transliteration: Chareb - Phonetic: khaw-rabe' - Definition: 1. waste, desolate, dry - Origin: from H2717 - TWOT entry: 731a - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From H2717 ; parched or ruined: - desolate dry waste. Total KJV Occurrences: 10 • desolate, 2 Jeremiah 33:10; Jeremiah 33:12 • dry, 2 Leviticus 7:10; Proverbs 17:1 • waste, 6 Nehemiah 2:3; Nehemiah 2:17; Ezekiel 36:35; Ezekiel 36:38; Haggai 1:4; Haggai 1:9