Hebrew · H2764

חֵרֶם

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

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חֵרֶםH2764

Pronunciationḥērem

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

devoted3×Leviticus 27:21, Joshua 6:17, Ezekiel 44:29

the things devoted to destruction2×Joshua 6:18, 1 Samuel 15:21

. . .1×Leviticus 27:29

[is] a net1×Ecclesiastes 7:26

[them]1×Joshua 7:13

[these]1×Joshua 6:18

an [utter] destruction1×Zechariah 14:11

devoted thing1×Numbers 18:14

devoted to destruction1×Deuteronomy 13:17

for destruction1×Joshua 6:18

his net1×Habakkuk 1:17

I had devoted to destruction1×1 Kings 20:42

I have devoted1×Isaiah 34:5

in his dragnet1×Habakkuk 1:15

in My net1×Ezekiel 32:3

is set apart for destruction1×Deuteronomy 7:26

nets1×Ezekiel 26:5

regarding the things devoted to destruction1×Joshua 7:1

set apart for destruction1×Joshua 7:12

sets apart1×Leviticus 27:28

so devoted1×Leviticus 27:28

the ban on devoted things1×1 Chronicles 2:7

the fishing nets1×Ezekiel 26:14

their nets1×Ezekiel 47:10

there are things devoted to destruction1×Joshua 7:13

to destruction1×Isaiah 43:28

to his dragnet1×Habakkuk 1:16

what was devoted to destruction1×Joshua 7:11

what was set apart1×Joshua 7:1

what was set apart for destruction1×Joshua 22:20

whatever is devoted to destruction1×Joshua 7:12

will be set apart for destruction1×Deuteronomy 7:26

with a curse1×Malachi 4:6

with a net1×Micah 7:2

with the things devoted to destruction1×Joshua 7:15

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First aligned rowLeviticus 27:21

Aligned rows38

Books represented14

Leviticus4Numbers1Deuteronomy3Joshua131 Samuel11 Kings11 Chronicles1Ecclesiastes1Isaiah2Ezekiel5Micah1Habakkuk3Zechariah1Malachi1

Source forms

הַחֵ֑רֶם4xha·ḥê·remLeviticus 27:21, Deuteronomy 13:17, Joshua 6:18, 1 Samuel 15:21

הַחֵ֔רֶם3xha·ḥê·remJoshua 6:18, Joshua 7:1, Joshua 7:11

חֵ֥רֶם3xḥê·remNumbers 18:14, Deuteronomy 7:26, Ezekiel 44:29

בַּחֵ֔רֶם2xba·ḥê·remJoshua 7:15, Joshua 22:20

הַחֵ֖רֶם2xha·ḥê·remJoshua 7:12, Joshua 7:13

חֵֽרֶם׃2xḥê·remMicah 7:2, Malachi 4:6

חֶרְמִ֖י2xḥer·mî1 Kings 20:42, Isaiah 34:5

בַּחֵ֑רֶם1xba·ḥê·remJoshua 7:1

Parsing patterns

Noun - masculine singular11xLeviticus 27:28, Leviticus 27:29, Numbers 18:14, Deuteronomy 7:26

Article | Noun - masculine singular9xLeviticus 27:21, Deuteronomy 13:17, Joshua 6:18, Joshua 7:1

Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular4xJoshua 7:1, Joshua 7:15, Joshua 22:20, 1 Chronicles 2:7

Noun - masculine plural2xEzekiel 26:5, Ezekiel 26:14

Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular2x1 Kings 20:42, Isaiah 34:5

Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular2xJoshua 6:18, Joshua 7:12

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xEcclesiastes 7:26

Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xZechariah 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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