- Original: חרבה - Transliteration: Charabah - Phonetic: khaw-raw-baw' - Definition: 1. dry land, dry ground - Origin: from H2720 - TWOT entry: 731e - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: Feminine of H2720 ; a desert: - dry (ground land). Total KJV Occurrences: 8 • dry, 4 Genesis 7:22; Exodus 14:21; Ezekiel 30:12; Haggai 2:6 • ground, 3 Joshua 3:17(2); 2 Kings 2:8 • land, 1 Joshua 4:18