Word Study · Strong's H2764 · Hebrew
חֵרֶם
cherem
khay'-rem
Strong's 1890 spelling: chêrem
“physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
Rendered in the KJV as
(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
- 38occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 27inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 38 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 27
- הַחֵ֑רֶם4
- הַחֵ֔רֶם3
- חֵ֥רֶם3
- בַּחֵ֔רֶם2
- הַחֵ֖רֶם2
- חֵֽרֶם׃2
- חֶרְמִ֖י2
- בַּחֵ֑רֶם1
- בַּחֵֽרֶם׃ ס1
- בְחֶרְמ֔וֹ1
- בְּחֶרְמִֽי׃1
- וְחֵ֖רֶם1
and 15 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 24
- the devoted thing[s]6
- devoted thing4
- in the devoted thing[s]3
- into a devoted thing2
- nets2
- the object[s] for destruction2
- total destruction my2
- [is] an object for destruction1
- a devoted thing1
- a net1
- an object for destruction1
- and [is] nets1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 12
- noun · masculine singular11
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular9
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular5
- noun · masculine plural2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 11
- HTd/Ncmsa · 9
- HRd/Ncmsa · 5
- HNcmpa · 2
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 2
- HR/Ncmsa · 2
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncmpa · 1
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Ncmpa · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp1bs · 1
All 38, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Joshua13 of 38 · 34%
- Ezekiel5 of 38 · 13%
- Leviticus4 of 38 · 11%
- Deuteronomy3 of 38 · 8%
- Habakkuk3 of 38 · 8%
Joshua carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus4 occurrences
- Leviticus 27:21הַחֵ֑רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularWhen the field is released in the Jubilee, it will become holy, like a field devoted to the LORD; it becomes the property of the priests.here: the total destruction
- Leviticus 27:28חֵ֡רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularNothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.here: devoted thing
- Leviticus 27:28חֵ֕רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularNothing that a man sets apart to the LORD from all he owns—whether a man, an animal, or his inherited land—can be sold or redeemed; everything so devoted is most holy to the LORD.here: devoted thing
- Leviticus 27:29חֵ֗רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularNo person set apart for destruction may be ransomed; he must surely be put to death.here: dedicated person
Numbers1 occurrence
Deuteronomy3 occurrences
- Deuteronomy 7:26חֵ֖רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularAnd you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.here: an object for destruction
- Deuteronomy 7:26חֵ֥רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularAnd you must not bring any detestable thing into your house, or you, like it, will be set apart for destruction. You are to utterly detest and abhor it, because it is set apart for destruction.here: [is] an object for destruction
- Deuteronomy 13:17הַחֵ֑רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularNothing devoted to destruction shall cling to your hands, so that the LORD will turn from His fierce anger, grant you mercy, show you compassion, and multiply you as He swore to your fathers,here: the object[s] for destruction
Joshua13 occurrences
- Joshua 6:17חֵ֛רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularNow the city and everything in it must be devoted to the LORD for destruction. Only Rahab the prostitute and all those with her in her house will live, because she hid the spies we sent.here: a devoted thing
- Joshua 6:18הַחֵ֔רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.here: the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 6:18הַחֵ֑רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.here: the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 6:18לְחֵ֔רֶםlecherempreposition + noun · masculine singularBut keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.here: into a devoted thing
- Joshua 7:1בַּחֵ֑רֶםbacherempreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.here: in the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 7:1הַחֵ֔רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.here: the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 7:11הַחֵ֔רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIsrael has sinned; they have transgressed My covenant that I commanded them, and they have taken some of what was devoted to destruction. Indeed, they have stolen and lied, and they have put these things with their own possessions.here: the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 7:12לְחֵ֑רֶםlecherempreposition + noun · masculine singularThis is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.here: into a devoted thing
- Joshua 7:12הַחֵ֖רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThis is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.here: the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 7:13חֵ֤רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularGet up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.here: devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 7:13הַחֵ֖רֶםhacheremthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularGet up and consecrate the people, saying, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: Among you, O Israel, there are things devoted to destruction. You cannot stand against your enemies until you remove them.here: the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 7:15בַּחֵ֔רֶםbacherempreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThe one who is caught with the things devoted to destruction must be burned, along with all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD and committed an outrage in Israel.’”here: with the devoted thing[s]
- Joshua 22:20בַּחֵ֔רֶםbacherempreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularWas not Achan son of Zerah unfaithful regarding what was set apart for destruction, bringing wrath upon the whole congregation of Israel? Yet it was not only Achan who perished because of his sin!’”here: in the devoted thing[s]
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 34:5חֶרְמִ֖יcherminoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularWhen My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction.here: total destruction my
- Isaiah 43:28לַחֵ֙רֶם֙lacherempreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSo I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”here: to the total destruction
Ezekiel5 occurrences
- Ezekiel 26:5חֲרָמִ֤יםcharamimnoun · masculine pluralShe will become a place to spread nets in the sea, for I have spoken, declares the Lord GOD. She will become plunder for the nations,here: nets
- Ezekiel 26:14חֲרָמִים֙charamimnoun · masculine pluralI will make you a bare rock, and you will become a place to spread the fishing nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I, the LORD, have spoken, declares the Lord GOD.’here: nets
- Ezekiel 32:3בְּחֶרְמִֽי׃bechermipreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularThis is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net.here: in net my
- Ezekiel 44:29חֵ֥רֶםcheremnoun · masculine singularThey shall eat the grain offerings, the sin offerings, and the guilt offerings. Everything in Israel devoted to the LORD will belong to them.here: devoted thing
- Ezekiel 47:10לַֽחֲרָמִ֖יםlacharamimpreposition + noun · masculine pluralFishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.here: for nets
Habakkuk3 occurrences
- Habakkuk 1:15בְחֶרְמ֔וֹvechermopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.here: in net his
- Habakkuk 1:16לְחֶרְמ֔וֹlechermopreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularTherefore he sacrifices to his dragnet and burns incense to his fishing net, for by these things his portion is sumptuous and his food is rich.here: to net his
- Habakkuk 1:17חֶרְמ֑וֹchermonoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularWill he, therefore, empty his net and continue to slay nations without mercy?here: net his