Parched ground
Easton, 1897
(Isaiah 35:7), Heb. sharab, a "mirage", a phenomenon caused by the refraction of the rays of the sun on the glowing sands of the desert, causing them suddenly to assume the appearance of a beautiful lake. It is called by the modern Arabs by the same Hebrew name serab.
Dictionary: M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1897, public domain).