חָרַב
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to be destroyed, collapse, fall to destruction (intransitive)
2. to dehydrate, dry up (intransitive)
Pronunciation
kharáv
Examples11
עָצוּב שֶׁבִּנְיָנִים הִיסְטוֹרִיִּים רַבִּים נחרבו בזְמַן הַמִּלְחָמָה.
It's sad that many historical buildings got destroyed during the war.
כֹּל הָעִיר נחרבה בשְׂרֵפָה.
The entire town was destroyed in a fire.
הַכֹּל נֶחֱרַב.
Everything's ruined.
בִּגְלַל הַבַּצֹּרֶת הָעֵשֶׂב חָרַב.
Because of the drought, the grass has withered.
זֶה נֶחֱרַב.
It was destroyed.
הַטִּירָה החרבה עוֹבֶרֶת כָּרֶגַע תַּהֲלִיךְ שֶׁל שִׁפּוּץ.
The ruined castle is now under restoration.