- Original: חרב - Transliteration: Choreb - Phonetic: kho'-reb - Definition: 1. dryness, desolation, drought, heat a. dryness b. drought c. parching heat - Origin: a collaterally form of H2719 - TWOT entry: 731b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: A collateral form of H2719 ; drought or desolation: - desolation drought dry heat X utterly waste. Total KJV Occurrences: 16 • desolation, 1 Zephaniah 2:14 • drought, 3 Genesis 31:40; Jeremiah 50:38; Haggai 1:11 • dry, 3 Judges 6:37; Judges 6:39; Judges 6:40 • heat, 6 Job 30:30; Isaiah 4:6; Isaiah 25:4; Isaiah 25:5(2); Jeremiah 36:30 • waste, 3 Isaiah 61:4; Jeremiah 49:13; Ezekiel 29:10