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Lexicon :: Strong's H2764 - ḥērem

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חֵרֶם
Transliteration
ḥērem
Pronunciation
khay'-rem
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 744a,745a

Strong’s Definitions

חֵרֶם chêrem, khay'-rem; or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם cherem; from H2763; physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination:—(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x

The KJV translates Strong's H2764 in the following manner: net (9x), accursed thing (9x), accursed (4x), curse (4x), cursed thing (3x), devoted (3x), destruction (2x), devoted thing (2x), dedicated thing (1x), destroyed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 38x
The KJV translates Strong's H2764 in the following manner: net (9x), accursed thing (9x), accursed (4x), curse (4x), cursed thing (3x), devoted (3x), destruction (2x), devoted thing (2x), dedicated thing (1x), destroyed (1x).

  1. a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion

  2. a net, thing perforated

  3. have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חֵרֶם chêrem, khay'-rem; or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם cherem; from H2763; physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination:—(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
STRONGS H2764: Abbreviations
† I. חֵ֫רֶם noun masculineLeviticus 27:28 1. devoted thing. 2. devotion, ban; — ח׳ absolute Joshua 6:17 +24 times (most read חֶרֶם Zechariah 14:11, Baer חֵרֶם); חֶ֑רֶם Joshua 7:1; suffix חֶרְמִי 1 Kings 20:42; Isaiah 34:5; — thing devoted to י׳ :
1. thing hostile to theocracy, and therefore (in the strictest application) to be either destroyed, or, in the case of certain objects (e.g. silver and gold, vessels of brass and iron Joshua 6:19, 24), set apart to sacred uses; especially
a. of a Canaanite city, as Jericho, including all inhabitants (except Rahab's family) and spoil Joshua 6:17, 18 (twice in verse); Joshua 7:1, 11, 15; Achan by taking מִןהַֿחֵרֶם made (camp of) Israel ח׳ Joshua 7:12; compare Joshua 6:18, and became himself ח׳, and was stoned and, with his family and possessions, including the spoil, was burnt Joshua 7:1, 11, 12, 13 (twice in verse) (all J E except Joshua 7:1 P; compare Joshua 7:15; Joshua 7:24; Joshua 7:25); מָעַל מַעַל בַּח׳ committed unfaithfulness in the matter of the devoted thing is term for the sin Joshua 7:1; Joshua 22:20 (both P), compare מָעַל בַּח׳ 1 Chronicles 2:7; Saul and Israel spared Agag king of Amalek and רֵאשִׁית הַח׳ i.e. of the spoil (sheep and oxen), which should have been utterly destroyed 1 Samuel 15:21 (compare 1 Samuel 15:3; 1 Samuel 15:8; Saul rejected by י׳ for this 1 Samuel 15:11; 1 Samuel 15:26); so an idolatrous city in Israel should become ח׳, with all its contents, and be utterly destroyed Deuteronomy 13:17 (compare Deuteronomy 13:13; Deuteronomy 13:15; Deuteronomy 13:16).
b. of individuals, one having relic of Canaanit. god in his house should become ח׳, the relic being ח׳ Deuteronomy 7:26 (twice in verse); every human being who became ח׳ should be killed Leviticus 27:29 (twice in verse) (P; see Di).
2. apparently (so Di) anything devoted to sanctuary under specially stringent conditions Leviticus 27:28 (see Di; and compare Ezra 10:8); a field consecrated to י׳ becomes under certain conditions כִּשְׂדֵה הַח׳ Leviticus 27:21; every ח׳ is קֹדֶשׁ קָֽדָשִׁים ליהוה Leviticus 27:28, and no ח׳ that a manmay devote, whether man, beast or field, may be sold or redeemed Leviticus 27:28; every such ח׳ (as in case of metals and metal objects Joshua 6:17, 19) went to Aaron and his sons Numbers 18:14 (P), to Zadokite priests Ezekiel 44:29.
3. devotion, ban, involving destruction; אִישׁ חֶרְמִי 1 Kings 20:42 man under my (י׳'s) ban (of Benhadad); עַם חֶרְמִי Isaiah 34:5 (of Edom); נתן לַח׳ Isaiah 43:28 figurative of י׳'s giving over Judah to Chaldaea; ח׳ not to be in future Zechariah 14:11; ח׳ אֶתהָֿאָרֶץ וְהִכֵּיתִי פּן־אָבוֹא Malachi 3:24 smite the land with a ban, i.e. utterly destroy it.

† II. חֵ֫רֶם noun masculine net (as something perforated; compare Arabic مُغَرَّمً perforated work, Fl in NHWBii, 208; Late Hebrew חֵרֶם net; Phoenician חרם maker of nets) — absolute ח׳ Micah 7:2; suffix חֶרְמִי Ezekiel 32:3, חֶרְמוֺ Habakkuk 1:15, 16, 17; plural חֲרָמִים Ecclesiastes 7:26; Ezekiel 26:5, 14; Ezekiel 47:10; — hunter's net Micah 7:2; Ecclesiastes 7:26; fisherman's net Ezekiel 26:5, 14; Ezekiel 32:3; Ezekiel 47:10; Habakkuk 1:15, 16, 17.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

27:21; 27:28; 27:28; 27:28; 27:28; 27:29

Numbers

18:14

Deuteronomy

7:26; 13:13; 13:15; 13:16; 13:17

Joshua

6:17; 6:17; 6:17; 6:18; 6:18; 6:19; 6:19; 6:24; 7:1; 7:1; 7:1; 7:1; 7:1; 7:11; 7:11; 7:12; 7:12; 7:13; 7:15; 7:15; 7:24; 7:25; 22:20

1 Samuel

15:3; 15:8; 15:11; 15:21; 15:26

1 Kings

20:42; 20:42

1 Chronicles

2:7

Ezra

10:8

Ecclesiastes

7:26; 7:26

Isaiah

34:5; 34:5; 43:28

Ezekiel

26:5; 26:5; 26:14; 26:14; 32:3; 32:3; 44:29; 47:10; 47:10

Micah

7:2; 7:2

Habakkuk

1:15; 1:15; 1:16; 1:16; 1:17; 1:17

Zechariah

14:11; 14:11

H2764

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2764 matches the Hebrew חֵרֶם (ḥērem),
which occurs 38 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:21 - ‘When the field reverts in the Jubilee, the field shall be holy to the LORD, like a field set apart (devoted); the priest shall possess it as his property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:28 -

‘But nothing that a man [fn]sets apart [that is, devotes as an offering] to the LORD out of all that he has, of man or of animal or of the fields of his own property, shall be sold or redeemed. Anything devoted to destruction (banned, cursed) is most holy to the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 27:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 27:29 - ‘No one who may have been set apart among men shall be ransomed [from death], he shall most certainly be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 18:14 - “Every devoted thing in Israel [everything that has been promised to the Lord with an oath] shall be yours.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:26 - “You shall not bring an abomination (idol) into your house, and like it come under the ban (doomed to destruction); you shall utterly detest and you shall utterly hate it, for it is something banned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:17 - “Nothing from that which is put under the ban (designated for destruction) shall cling to your hand, so that the LORD may turn away from His burning anger and show mercy to you, and have compassion on you and make you increase, just as He swore to your fathers,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:17 - “The city and everything that is in it shall be under the ban [that is, designated to be destroyed as a form of tribute] to the LORD; only Rahab the prostitute and all [the people] who are with her in her house shall [be allowed to] live, because she hid and protected the messengers (scouts) whom we sent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 6:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 6:18 - “But as for you, keep yourselves [away] from the things under the ban [which are to be destroyed], so that you do not covet them and take some of the things under the ban [for personal gain], and put the camp of Israel under the ban (doomed to destruction), and bring disaster upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:1 -

But the sons of Israel acted unfaithfully and violated their obligation in regard to the things [off limits] under the ban [those things belonging to the LORD], for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, from the tribe of Judah, took some of the things under the ban [for personal gain]. Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:11 - “Israel has sinned; they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them [to keep]. They have even taken some of the things under the ban, and they have both stolen and [fn]denied [the theft]. Moreover, they have also put the stolen objects among their own things.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:12 - “That is why the [fn]soldiers of Israel could not stand [and defend themselves] before their enemies; they turned their backs [and ran] before them, because they have become accursed. I will not be with you anymore unless you destroy the things under the ban from among you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:13 - “Rise up! Consecrate the people and say, ‘Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel: “There are things under the ban among you, O Israel. You cannot stand [victorious] before your enemies until you remove the things under the ban from among you.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 7:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 7:15 - ‘It shall be that the one who is chosen with the things under the ban shall be [killed and his body] burned with fire, he and all that belongs to him, because he has transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he has done a [fn]disgraceful and disobedient thing in Israel.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 22:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 22:20 - ‘Did not Achan the son of Zerah act unfaithfully in the things under the ban, and [as a result God’s] wrath came on the entire congregation of Israel? And that man did not perish alone in his wrongdoing.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 15:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 15:21 - “But the people took some of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the best of the things [that were] to be totally destroyed, to sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 20:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 20:42 - He said to the king, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because you have released from your hand the man [Ben-hadad] whom I had devoted to destruction, your life shall be required for his life, and your people for his people.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 2:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 2:7 - The son of Carmi: Achar, the troubler of Israel, who violated the ban [by taking things from Jericho that had been banned].

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 7:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:26 - And I discovered that [of all irrational sins none has been so destructive in beguiling one away from God as immoral women for] more bitter than death is the woman whose heart is [composed of] snares and nets, and whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God will escape from her, but the sinner will be taken captive by her [evil].

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 34:5 -

For My sword is satiated [with blood] in heaven;

Indeed, it will come down for judgment on Edom

And on the people whom I have doomed for destruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 43:28

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 43:28 -

“So I will [fn]profane the officials of the sanctuary,

And I will consign Jacob to destruction and [I will subject] Israel to defamation and abuse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:5 - ‘Her island in the midst of the sea will become a dry place to spread nets, for I have spoken,’ says the Lord GOD, ‘and she will become a prey and a spoil for the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 26:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 26:14 - “I will make you [Tyre] a [fn]bare rock; you will be a dry place on which to spread nets. You will never be rebuilt, for I the LORD have spoken,” says the Lord GOD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 32:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 32:3 -

Thus says the Lord GOD,

“I will spread out My net over you

With a company of many nations,

And they will bring you up in My net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 44:29

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 44:29 - “They shall eat the grain offering, the sin offering and the guilt offering; and every devoted thing (offering) in Israel [dedicated by a solemn vow to God] shall be theirs.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 47:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 47:10 - “And it will come about that fishermen will stand beside it [at the banks of the Dead Sea]; from Engedi to Eneglaim there will be dry places to spread nets. Their fish will be of very many kinds, like the fish of the Great [Mediterranean] Sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:2 -

The godly person [who is faithful and loyal to God] has perished from the earth,

And there is no upright person [one with good character and moral integrity] among men.

They all lie in wait to shed blood;

Each hunts the other with a net.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:15 -

The Chaldeans bring all of them up with a hook,

And drag them away with a net,

And gather them together in their fishing net;

So they rejoice and are glad.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:16

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:16 -

Therefore, they offer sacrifices to their net

And burn incense to their fishing net;

Because through these things their catch is large and they live luxuriously,

And their food is plentiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 1:17

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:17 -

Will they continue to empty their net

And [mercilessly] go on destroying nations without sparing?

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 14:11 - It will be inhabited, for there will no longer be a curse, for Jerusalem will dwell in security.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mal 4:6

Unchecked Copy BoxMal 4:6 - “He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance], so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse [of complete destruction].”
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