חֶרֶב (ḥereb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning sword. It appears
413 times
in 33 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H2719).
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 732a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 732a)sword; drought, cutting, destructive, knife; axe, dagger, mattock, tool
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
חֶ֫רֶבnoun, feminine: sword
sword (as weapon)
Strong's H2719חֶרֶב: drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement KJV:axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 732: חָרַבḥārab — attack, smite down; the kings have attacked one another, fought together; parch, desolate, destroy, kill; decay, destroyer, dry, slay, waste