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

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(deserted). An arid sandy plain, or wild mountainous waste (Ex. 23:31; Deut. 11:24; Psa. 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)