H2720. chareb
I. [חָרֵב] adjective dry, only feminine singular חֲרֵבָה [Lev 7:10] of meal-offering not moistened (with oil; P); חֲרֵבָה מַּתֿ [Prov 17:1] a dry morsel.
II. חָרֵב adjective waste, desolate; — masculine singular absolute ׳ח [Jer 33:10] [3]t.; feminine singular חֲרֵבָה [Neh 2:3] [2]t.; feminine plural הֶחֳרֵבוֺת [Ezek 36:35], [38] (see Köi. 241); — of a city, defined בְּהֵמָה וּמֵאֵין אָדָם מֵאֵין [Jer 33:10], compare [33:12]; also [Neh 2:3], [17]; הֶחֳרֵבוֺת הֶעָרִים [Ezek 36:35] (+ הַנֶּהֱרָסוֺת הַנְשַׁמּוֺת,; opposed to יָשָׁב֑וּ בְּצוּרוֺת).