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אֶת־רֵעֵהוּ ). Hoph. Inf. abs. 2 K 3:2 3, v. Niph., but read perhaps הֵחָרֵב , cf. Dr Lv 19:20 , note.

חֶ˜רֶב S 2719 TWOT 732a GK 2995411 n.f. Is 21:15 sword ( as weapon; Aramaic

חַרְבָּא , ܚܰܪܒܳܐ ( ḥarbo ), Zinj. חרב ; Arabic حَرْبَةٌ ( ḥarbatun ) dart, javelin ) abs. חֶ˜רֶב Gn 3:24 +; חָ˜רֶב Ex 17:13 +; cstr. חֶ˜רֶב Dt 33:29 +; sf. חַרְבִּי Ex 15:9 + 13 times; חַרְבְּךָ Gn 27:40 + 7 times; חַרְבֶּ˜ךָ 1 S 17:33 ψ 17:33 ; חַרְבֹּו Nu 22:23 + 24 times; חַרְבְּכֶם Je 2:30 Ez 33:2 6; חַרְבָּם ψ 37:15 ; 44:4 ; pl. חֲרָבֹות Is 21:15 + 5 times; cstr. חַרְבֹות Jos 5:2 + 2 times; sf. חַרְבֹותָיו Ez 26: 9; חַרְבֹותָם Is 2:4 + 5 times; חַרְבֹתֵיהֶם Mi 4:3 + 2 times;— 1. a. sword , as weapon of war Gn 48:22 ( E ), Ju 7:14 , 20 1 S 21: 9, and so in all periods; two-edged (short) sword ח׳ וְלָהּ שְׁנֵי פֵיֹות גֹּמֶד אָרְכָּהּ Ju 3:1 6, cf. ח׳ פִּיּוֹת Pr 5:4 (in sim. ), ח׳ פִּיפִיֹּות ψ 149:6 ; v. also צוּר ח׳ edge of sword ψ 89:44 . b. gird on sword = חָגַר הח׳ 1 S 17:3 9; 25:13 (×3) ψ 45:4 ( עַל יָרֵך ח׳ הח׳ ), שִׂים על ירך Ex 32:2 7, cf. especially 2 S 20:8 . c. draw the sword הֵרִיק הח׳ Ex 15:9 Lv 26:33 Ez 5: 2, 12 ; 12:14 ; 28:7 , הוציא הח׳ Ez 21: 8, 10 , פתח הח׳ ψ 37:14 Ez 21:33 , נטשׁ Is 21:15 ( Gr Che לטשׁ v. infr .); usually שׁלף הח׳ Nu 22:2 3, 31 Jos 5:13 Ju 3:2 2; 8:10 , 20 ; 9:54 1 S 17:5 1; 31:4 = 1 Ch 10: 4; 21:16 , and as characteristic of warriors שָֹׁלֵף ח׳ Ju 20: 2, 15 , 17 , 25 , 35 , 46 2 S 24:9 2 K 3:26 , 1 Ch 21:5 (×2); וַתִּדְבַּק יָדֹו אֶל־הַח׳ 2 S 23:1 0, ins. also in || 1 Ch 11:13 ( Dr ). d. whet, sharpen the sword לטשׁ הח׳ ψ 7:13 ( cf. Is 21:15 supr .), but also שׁנן Dt 32:41 cf. ψ 64:4 , הוּחַדָּה Ez 21:1 4, 16 . e. put up the sword into the sheath הֵשִׁיב הח׳ אֶל־נְדָנָהּ 1 Ch 21:27 ( sheath of sword is elsewhere תַּעַר 1 S 7:51 2 S 20:8 Je 47:6 Ez 21: 8). f. slay with sword בח׳ הרג Jos 10:1 1; 13:22 +; in ימותו אנשׁים 1 S 2:3 3, insert בְּחֶרֶב before אנשׁים Ö We D r; rarely הכה בח׳ Jos 11:10 2 K 19:37 = Is 37:3 8; very often הִכָּה לְפִי־ח׳ smite according to the mouth of the sword i.e. as the sword can devour ( 2 S 2:26 ; 11:25 ) = without quarter Nu 21:24 ( E ) Dt 13:16a ; 20:13 Jos 11:1 1, 12 , 14 (all D ) Ju 18:27 ; 21:10 1 K 10:25 Jb 1:1 5, 17 ; also c. העיר as sole obj. Jos 8:2 4; 10:28 , 30 , 32 , 35 , 37 , cf. v 3 9; 19:47 Ju 1: 8, 25 ; 20:37 1 S 22:19 (×2) 2 S 15:1 4; הרג לפי־ח׳ •Gn 34:26 ( J ); החרים לפי־ח׳ Dt 13:16b (incl. הָעִיר in obj. ), Jos 6:21 1 S 15:8 , חלשׁ לפי־ח׳ •Ex 17:13 ( E ); נפל לפי־ח׳ Jos 8:24 Ju 4:1 6; לפי־ח׳

Dr S. R. Driver.

×3 three times. Gr H. Grätz. Che T. K. Cheyne.


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