charam: accursed Original Word: חָרַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: charam
Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-ram')
Short Definition: accursed
I. [חָרַם] verb Hiph`il ban, devote, exterminate (MI17 החרמתה of devoting, dedicating a city to Chemosh, in clause with כי explaining massacre of all inhabitants; the altar-hearth of ׳י there was dragged before Chemosh;  be prohibited, forbidden, unlawful, become sacred; II. make, pronounce sacred, inviolable; Ethiopic  prohibit from common use, consecrate to God, esteem unlawful; Palmyrene חרם = consacrÈ VogNo 35; Nabataean id., Eutp. 28; Sabean מחרם sanctuary, temple, OsZMG 1865, 176. 252, חרמתן DHMZMG 1875, 594; Aramaic אַחֲרִים, and especially  anathematize, excommunicate; see also WeSkizzen iii, 165, DrSm 100 ff., RSSemitic i. 140 (150)) — Hiph`il Perfect הֶהֱרִים Joshua 8:26 5t.; הֶחֱרִם Joshua 10:28; 2masculine singular וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֫ה 1 Samuel 15:18; 1singular הֶחֱרַמְתִּי 1 Samuel 15:20; וְהַחֲרַמְתִּ֫י Numbers 21:2; 2feminine singular וְהַחֲרַמְתְּ(יׅ consecutive Micah 4:13 (so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ᵑ6 ᵑ7 RV most; ᵑ01singular), see Ges§ 44, R. 4; plural הֶחֱרִימוּ 1 Samuel 15:9; 2Chronicles 32:14 etc.; (1 Samuel 15:3 read והחרמתו ᵐ5 We Dr); Imperfect יַחֲרִם Leviticus 27:28; וַיַּחֲרֵם Numbers 21:3; Joshua 10:37; suffix וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ Joshua 10:1; 1plural וַנַּחֲרֵם Deuteronomy 2:34; Deuteronomy 3:6 etc.; Imperative הַחֲרֵם Deuteronomy 13:16; plural הַחֲרִימוּ Jeremiah 51:3; suffix הַחֲרִימוּהָ Jeremiah 50:26; Infinitive absolute הַחֲרֵם Deuteronomy 3:6 4t.; construct הַחֲרִים2Chronicles 20:23; Daniel 11:44; suffix הַחֲרִימָם Joshua 11:20 4t.; — ban, devote (especially religiously, followed by objects hostile to the theocracy [see especially Exodus 22:19 Hoph`al]; this involved Generally their destruction; when a city was 'devoted' the inhabitants were put to death, the spoil being destroyed or not according to the gravity of the occasion [contrast Joshua 6:17,21; 1 Samuel 15:3 with Deuteronomy 2:34f. Deuteronomy 3:6,7], compare MI17 לעשתר כמש החרמתה to Ashtar-Chemosh I devoted it, i.e. the city Nebo); — 1 most often of devoting to destruction cities of Canaanites and other neighbours of Israel, exterminating inhabitants, and destroying or appropriating their possessions: a. Israel and her leaders subject Numbers 21:2,3(destruction according to vow), Joshua 6:21 (compare חֵרֶם ליהוה Joshua 6:17; all J); in Joshua 6:18 read תַּחְמְדוּ (for ᵑ0 תַּחֲרִימוּ, see Di VB); Joshua 8:26 (ᵐ5, not ᵐ5L, omit verse), Joshua 10:1 (JE), Deuteronomy 2:34; Deuteronomy 3:6 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 7:2 (twice in verse) (commanded through Moses, compare for underlying thought Deuteronomy 7:4; Deuteronomy 7:5; Deuteronomy 7:6), Deuteronomy 20:17 (twice in verse) (commanded by ׳י), Joshua 2:10; Joshua 10:28,35,37,39,40 (divine command), Joshua 11:11,12,20,21 (divine command Joshua 11:12; Joshua 11:20; all D), 1 Samuel 15:3,8,9 (twice in verse); 1 Samuel 15:15,18,20 (divine command 1 Samuel 15:3; 1 Samuel 15:18; 1 Samuel 15:20, compare 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Samuel 15:22; 1 Samuel 15:23); quite secondary is simple exterminate 1 Kings 9:21; 1 Chronicles 4:41. b. secondary meaning destroy, exterminate, also with other nations subject: — 2 Kings 19:11 = Isaiah 37:11 2Chronicles 32:14; 20:23; Jeremiah 50:21,26 (both by divine command), Jeremiah 51:3; Daniel 11:44. c. God as subject, figurative all nations and their armies Isaiah 34:2; the nations of Western Asia Jeremiah 25:9; the tongue of the Egyptian sea (by drying it up) Isaiah 11:15 (but read perhaps החריב with ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 ᵑ7). d. so also of devoting even Israelites: a city of Israel for worshipping other gods Deuteronomy 13:16; residents of Jabesh-Gilead for not joining in campaign against Benjamin Judges 21:11. 2 devote to ׳י: for sacred uses החרים ליהוה the spoil of the nations Micah 4:13; private possessions, whether a man, animal, or field Leviticus 27:28 (P). Hoph`al Imperfect יָחֳרַם Leviticus 27:29; Ezra 10:8; יָחֳרָ֑ם Exodus 22:19; — 1 be put under the ban, devoted (to death), for worshipping other gods than ׳י Exodus 22:19 (J E; earliest use of word in OT); for some other theocratic offence Leviticus 27:29 (P; see Di). 2 devoted, i.e. forfeited, to the temple treasures Ezra 10:8. — On חרם see especially Di (Kn) Leviticus 27:28; EwAntiq. 75. 78, Dr 1 Samuel 15:33. II. [חָרַם] verb slit (nose, lip, ear, etc.), mutilate, especially face (Arabic  perforate, pierce, slit the partition between the nostrils, or the lip, or the lobe of the ear) — Qal Passive participle אִישׁ עִוֵּר אוֺ מִּסֵּחַ אוֺ חָרֻם אוֺ שָׂרוּעַ a man blind or lame or mutilated in the face (in nose, lip, ear, etc.), or too long in a limb Leviticus 21:18 (H), see Di (Kn).
make accursed, consecrate, utterly destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly slayA primitive root; to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose -- make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away).
way·ya·ḥă·rî·mum — 1 Occ.
wan·na·ḥă·rêm — 2 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tāh — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tî — 2 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tîm — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·rêm — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·rî·mū·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·he·ḥĕ·rîm — 1 Occ.
ya·ḥă·rim — 1 Occ.
ba·ḥê·rem — 4 Occ.
bə·ḥer·mî — 1 Occ.
ḥă·rā·mîm — 2 Occ.
ḥê·rem — 1 Occ.
ḥê·rem — 10 Occ.
ḥer·mî — 2 Occ.
ḥer·mōw — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥê·rem — 9 Occ.
la·ḥă·rā·mîm — 1 Occ.
la·ḥê·rem — 1 Occ.
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Strong's Hebrew 2763
52 Occurrences
ḥā·rum — 1 Occ.
ha·ḥă·rêm — 5 Occ.
ha·ḥă·rî·mām — 2 Occ.
ha·ḥă·rî·mū — 1 Occ.
he·ḥĕ·ram·nū — 1 Occ.
he·ḥĕ·ram·tem — 1 Occ.
he·ḥĕ·ram·tî — 1 Occ.
he·ḥĕ·rîm — 6 Occ.
he·ḥĕ·rî·mām — 2 Occ.
he·ḥĕ·rî·mū — 2 Occ.
lə·ha·ḥă·rîm — 1 Occ.
lə·ha·ḥă·rî·mām — 3 Occ.
ta·ḥă·rîm — 1 Occ.
ta·ḥă·rî·mêm — 1 Occ.
ta·ḥă·rî·mū — 2 Occ.
ū·lə·ha·ḥă·rîm — 1 Occ.
way·ya·ḥă·rêm — 2 Occ.
way·ya·ḥă·rî·māh — 1 Occ.
way·ya·ḥă·rî·mū — 3 Occ.
way·ya·ḥă·rî·mum — 1 Occ.
wan·na·ḥă·rêm — 2 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tāh — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tem — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tî — 2 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·ram·tîm — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·rêm — 1 Occ.
wə·ha·ḥă·rî·mū·hā — 1 Occ.
wə·he·ḥĕ·rîm — 1 Occ.
ya·ḥă·rim — 1 Occ.
yā·ḥo·rām — 3 Occ.
Exodus 22:20
BIB: זֹבֵ֥חַ לָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יָֽחֳרָ֑ם בִּלְתִּ֥י לַיהוָ֖ה
NAS: alone, shall be utterly destroyed.
KJV: unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
INT: sacrifices god shall be utterly other to the LORDLeviticus 21:18
BIB: פִסֵּ֔חַ א֥וֹ חָרֻ֖ם א֥וֹ שָׂרֽוּעַ׃
NAS: or he who has a disfigured [face], or
KJV: or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
INT: A lame or disfigured or deformed Leviticus 27:28
BIB: חֵ֡רֶם אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַחֲרִם֩ אִ֨ישׁ לַֽיהוָ֜ה
NAS: a man sets apart to the LORD
KJV: that a man shall devote unto the LORD
INT: devoted which sets A man God Leviticus 27:29
BIB: חֵ֗רֶם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יָחֳרַ֛ם מִן־ הָאָדָ֖ם
NAS: who may have been set apart among
KJV: which shall be devoted of men,
INT: devoted who may have been set among men Numbers 21:2
BIB: הַזֶּה֙ בְּיָדִ֔י וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖י אֶת־ עָרֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
KJV: into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
INT: this my hand will utterly their cities Numbers 21:3
BIB: אֶת־ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י וַיַּחֲרֵ֥ם אֶתְהֶ֖ם וְאֶת־
NAS: up the Canaanites; then they utterly destroyed them and their cities.
KJV: the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities:
INT: and delivered the Canaanites utterly and their cities was called Deuteronomy 2:34
BIB: בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔וא וַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙ אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: at that time and utterly destroyed the men,
KJV: at that time, and utterly destroyed the men,
INT: time he and utterly of every city Deuteronomy 3:6
BIB: וַנַּחֲרֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
NAS: We utterly destroyed them, as we did
KJV: And we utterly destroyed them, as we did
INT: utterly them did Deuteronomy 3:6
BIB: מֶ֣לֶךְ חֶשְׁבּ֑וֹן הַחֲרֵם֙ כָּל־ עִ֣יר
NAS: We utterly destroyed them, as we did
KJV: of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men,
INT: king of Heshbon destroyed of every city Deuteronomy 7:2
BIB: לְפָנֶ֖יךָ וְהִכִּיתָ֑ם הַחֲרֵ֤ם תַּחֲרִים֙ אֹתָ֔ם
NAS: you and you defeat them, then you shall utterly destroy
KJV: thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy
INT: before defeat shall utterly destroy no Deuteronomy 7:2
BIB: וְהִכִּיתָ֑ם הַחֲרֵ֤ם תַּחֲרִים֙ אֹתָ֔ם לֹא־
NAS: them, then you shall utterly destroy them. You shall make
KJV: them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make
INT: defeat shall utterly destroy no shall make Deuteronomy 13:15
BIB: לְפִי־ חָ֑רֶב הַחֲרֵ֨ם אֹתָ֧הּ וְאֶת־
NAS: of the sword, utterly destroying it and all
KJV: of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that [is] therein, and the cattle
INT: the edge of the sword utterly and all after Deuteronomy 20:17
BIB: כִּֽי־ הַחֲרֵ֣ם תַּחֲרִימֵ֗ם הַחִתִּ֤י
NAS: But you shall utterly destroy
KJV: But thou shalt utterly destroy
INT: for shall utterly destroy the Hittite Deuteronomy 20:17
BIB: כִּֽי־ הַחֲרֵ֣ם תַּחֲרִימֵ֗ם הַחִתִּ֤י וְהָאֱמֹרִי֙
NAS: But you shall utterly destroy them, the Hittite
KJV: But thou shalt utterly destroy them; [namely], the Hittites,
INT: for shall utterly destroy the Hittite and the Amorite Joshua 2:10
BIB: וּלְע֔וֹג אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖ם אוֹתָֽם׃
NAS: and Og, whom you utterly destroyed.
KJV: and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
INT: and Og whom utterly Joshua 6:18
BIB: הַחֵ֔רֶם פֶּֽן־ תַּחֲרִ֖ימוּ וּלְקַחְתֶּ֣ם מִן־
NAS: so that you do not covet [them] and take
KJV: [yourselves] from the accursed thing, lest ye make [yourselves] accursed, when ye take
INT: the things so covet and take some Joshua 6:21
BIB: וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: They utterly destroyed everything
KJV: And they utterly destroyed all that [was] in the city,
INT: utterly everything it Joshua 8:26
BIB: עַ֚ד אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֶחֱרִ֔ים אֵ֖ת כָּל־
NAS: until he had utterly destroyed all
KJV: the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants
INT: until which had utterly all the inhabitants Joshua 10:1
BIB: אֶת־ הָעַי֮ וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֤ה
NAS: Ai, and had utterly destroyed it (just
KJV: Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done
INT: Joshua Ai utterly he had done Joshua 10:28
BIB: וְאֶת־ מַלְכָּהּ֒ הֶחֱרִ֣ם אוֹתָ֗ם וְאֶת־
NAS: of the sword; he utterly destroyed it and every
KJV: and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls
INT: of the sword king utterly and every person Joshua 10:35
BIB: בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא הֶחֱרִ֑ים כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־
NAS: of the sword; and he utterly destroyed that day
KJV: and all the souls that [were] therein he utterly destroyed that day,
INT: day and he utterly to all who Joshua 10:37
BIB: עָשָׂ֖ה לְעֶגְל֑וֹן וַיַּחֲרֵ֣ם אוֹתָ֔הּ וְאֶת־
NAS: to Eglon. And he utterly destroyed it and every
KJV: to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls
INT: had done to Eglon utterly and every person Joshua 10:39
BIB: לְפִי־ חֶ֔רֶב וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙ אֶת־ כָּל־
NAS: of the sword, and utterly destroyed every
KJV: of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls
INT: the edge of the sword and utterly every person Joshua 10:40
BIB: כָּל־ הַנְּשָׁמָה֙ הֶחֱרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה
NAS: survivor, but he utterly destroyed all
KJV: none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed,
INT: all who utterly after had commanded Joshua 11:11
BIB: לְפִי־ חֶ֙רֶב֙ הַֽחֲרֵ֔ם לֹ֥א נוֹתַ֖ר
NAS: of the sword, utterly destroying [them]; there was no
KJV: of the sword, utterly destroying [them]: there was not any left
INT: the edge of the sword utterly not left 52 Occurrences
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