Hebrew · H2764

חֵרֶם

Physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object ; abstractly extermination

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חֵרֶם H2764

Pronunciation ḥērem

What does חֵרֶם (ḥērem) mean in the Bible?

חֵרֶם (ḥērem): Total separation from common use through divine mandate; object set apart for destruction or exclusive covenant devotion.

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What does חֵרֶם (ḥērem) mean in the Bible?

חֵרֶם (ḥērem): Total separation from common use through divine mandate; object set apart for destruction or exclusive covenant devotion.

How does the BSB render H2764?

The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include devoted (3), the things devoted to destruction (2), . . . (1), [is] a net (1), [them] (1).

Where does חֵרֶם (ḥērem) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 27:21. Its strongest book concentrations include Joshua (13), Ezekiel (5), Leviticus (4), Deuteronomy (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

devoted 3× Leviticus 27:21, Joshua 6:17, Ezekiel 44:29

the things devoted to destruction 2× Joshua 6:18, 1 Samuel 15:21

. . . 1× Leviticus 27:29

[is] a net 1× Ecclesiastes 7:26

[them] 1× Joshua 7:13

[these] 1× Joshua 6:18

an [utter] destruction 1× Zechariah 14:11

devoted thing 1× Numbers 18:14

devoted to destruction 1× Deuteronomy 13:17

for destruction 1× Joshua 6:18

his net 1× Habakkuk 1:17

I had devoted to destruction 1× 1 Kings 20:42

I have devoted 1× Isaiah 34:5

in his dragnet 1× Habakkuk 1:15

in My net 1× Ezekiel 32:3

is set apart for destruction 1× Deuteronomy 7:26

nets 1× Ezekiel 26:5

regarding the things devoted to destruction 1× Joshua 7:1

set apart for destruction 1× Joshua 7:12

sets apart 1× Leviticus 27:28

so devoted 1× Leviticus 27:28

the ban on devoted things 1× 1 Chronicles 2:7

the fishing nets 1× Ezekiel 26:14

their nets 1× Ezekiel 47:10

there are things devoted to destruction 1× Joshua 7:13

to destruction 1× Isaiah 43:28

to his dragnet 1× Habakkuk 1:16

what was devoted to destruction 1× Joshua 7:11

what was set apart 1× Joshua 7:1

what was set apart for destruction 1× Joshua 22:20

whatever is devoted to destruction 1× Joshua 7:12

will be set apart for destruction 1× Deuteronomy 7:26

with a curse 1× Malachi 4:6

with a net 1× Micah 7:2

with the things devoted to destruction 1× Joshua 7:15

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First aligned row Leviticus 27:21

Aligned rows 38

Books represented 14

Leviticus 4 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 3 Joshua 13 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 1 Chronicles 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 5 Micah 1 Habakkuk 3 Zechariah 1 Malachi 1

Source forms

הַחֵ֑רֶם 4x ha·ḥê·rem Leviticus 27:21, Deuteronomy 13:17, Joshua 6:18, 1 Samuel 15:21

הַחֵ֔רֶם 3x ha·ḥê·rem Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:11

חֵ֥רֶם 3x ḥê·rem Numbers 18:14, Deuteronomy 7:26, Ezekiel 44:29

בַּחֵ֔רֶם 2x ba·ḥê·rem Joshua 7:15, Joshua 22:20

הַחֵ֖רֶם 2x ha·ḥê·rem Joshua 7:12, Joshua 7:13

חֵֽרֶם׃ 2x ḥê·rem Micah 7:2, Malachi 4:6

חֶרְמִ֖י 2x ḥer·mî 1 Kings 20:42, Isaiah 34:5

בַּחֵ֑רֶם 1x ba·ḥê·rem Joshua 7:1

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular 11x Leviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 18:14, Deuteronomy 7:26

Article | Noun - masculine singular 9x Leviticus 27:21, Deuteronomy 13:17, Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:1

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:15, Joshua 22:20, 1 Chronicles 2:7

Noun - masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 26:5, Ezekiel 26:14

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 2x 1 Kings 20:42, Isaiah 34:5

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 2x Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:12

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ecclesiastes 7:26

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Zechariah 14:11

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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חֵרֶם

What does חֵרֶם (ḥērem) mean in the Bible?

What does חֵרֶם (ḥērem) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H2764?

Where does חֵרֶם (ḥērem) appear in Scripture?

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