Hebrew word study
חֵרֶםchêrem — physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figu…
Pronounced “khay'-rem”
physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
Translated in the King James as: (ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
Appears 38 times in Scripture
Origin: or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם; from H2763 (חָרַם);
Read it in context & ask Abram about this wordWhere it appears
Leviticus — 4×
Numbers — 1×
Deuteronomy — 3×
Joshua — 13×
1 Samuel — 1×
1 Kings — 1×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Ecclesiastes — 1×
Isaiah — 2×
Micah — 1×
Habakkuk — 3×
Zechariah — 1×
Malachi — 1×
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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.