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decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place)

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(deserted). An arid sandy plain, or wild mountainous waste (Ex. 23:31³¹And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee. (Exodus 23:31); Deut. 11:24²⁴Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be. (Deuteronomy 11:24); Psa. 65:12¹²They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side. (Psalm 65:12)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

See WILDERNESS.

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

2723 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

chorbah

Phonic:

khor-baw’

Meaning:

feminine of 2721; properly, drought, i.e. (by implication) a desolation

KJV Usage:

decayed place, desolate (place, -tion), destruction, (laid) waste (place)