חֶרְמ֛וֹן — Joshua 13:11 Hebrew Word Study

חֶרְמ֛וֹן

𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍

cheremon

Hermon

from חָרַם; abrupt; Chermon, a mount of Palestine; Hermon.

Joshua 13:11 · Word #7

Lexicon `H2768`

Lemma	חֶרְמוֹן
Lemma (Paleo)	𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤅𐤍
Transliteration	Chermôwn
Strong's	H2768
In-context	Hermon

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 `H2768-01`

Devoted-Mount

Root	חרם (ḥ-r-m)
Core Meanings	ban, devote, set apart, consecrate, prohibit, place under sacred restriction
Semantic Range	A specific northern mountain in the land of Israel; by derivation, a place associated with consecration, sacred restriction, or separation.
Conceptual Significance	Mount Hermon marks the northern boundary of the Promised Land and is associated with dew, blessing, and divine majesty (e.g., Psalm 133:3). Its name, linked to consecration or ban, may reflect its status as a set-apart or awe-inspiring landmark in Israel’s sacred geography.
Morphological Notes	Proper masculine singular noun (HNp). The -וֹן (-ōn) ending forms a place-name. Used consistently as a singular geographic designation.
Rendering Rationale	The name חֶרְמוֹן (Chermōn) derives from the root חרם, which conveys the idea of devotion or placing something under a sacred ban. Rendering it as "Devoted-Mount" preserves the root sense of consecration or sacred restriction while reflecting its function as a singular proper noun referring to a specific mountain.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root חרם (ban, devote, set apart, consecrate, prohibit, place under sacred restriction)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H2764-01`	bacherem	in the ban-devoted thing
`H2767-01`	becharemah	in Devoted-Place
`H2764-02`	becheremi	in my devoted-net
`H2764-03`	charamim	ban-devoted things
`H2767-02`	charemah	Devoted-to-Destruction
`H2766-01`	charim	Devoted-One
`H2763-01`	charum	he devoted to destruction
`H2739-01`	charumaf	Devoted-Nose
`H2764-04`	cherem	a ban-devoted thing
`H2770-01`	cheremesh	a ban-cutting sickle
`H2764-05`	cheremi	my devoted-to-destruction thing
`H2764-06`	cheremo	his ban-net
`H1179-02`	cheremon	Devoted Mount
`H2765-01`	chorem	Devoted-Place
`H2763-02`	hacharem	Devote-to-the-ban!
`H2767-03`	hacharemah	the Devoted-Place
`H2763-03`	hacharimam	he devoted them to the ban
`H2763-04`	hacharimu	Devote to the ban!
`H2764-07`	hacherem	the devoted-to-destruction thing
`H2763-05`	hecheramenu	we have put under the ban
`H2763-06`	hecherametem	you men have put under the ban
`H2763-07`	hecherameti	I put under the ban
`H2763-08`	hecherim	he put-under-the-ban
`H2763-09`	hecherimam	he put them under the ban
`H2763-10`	hecherimu	they put under the ban of destruction
`H2764-08`	lacharamim	ban-devoted things
`H2764-09`	lacherem	to the devoted-to-destruction thing
`H2766-02`	lecharim	to Ḥarim (the Devoted-one)
`H2764-10`	lecherem	to a devoted-to-destruction thing
`H2764-11`	lecheremo	to his ban-devoted thing
`H2768-02`	lecheremon	to Devoted-Mount Hermon
`H2763-11`	lehacharim	to place under the ban
`H2763-12`	lehacharimam	to devote them to the ban
`H2763-13`	tacharim	you shall devote to the ban
`H2763-14`	tacharimem	you shall devote them to the ban
`H2763-15`	tacharimu	you (masculine plural) shall put under the ban
`H2763-16`	ulehacharim	and to cause to be placed under the ban
`H2767-04`	uvecharemah	and in Devoted-Place
`H2764-12`	vacharamim	and ban-devoted things
`H2763-17`	vanacharem	and we devoted (them) to the ban
`H2763-18`	vayacharem	and he put-under-the-ban
`H2763-19`	vayacharimah	and he devoted her to destruction under the ban
`H2763-20`	vayacharimu	and they devoted (them) to the ban
`H2763-21`	vayacharimum	and they devoted them to the ban
`H2767-05`	vecharemah	and Devoted-to-Destruction
`H2764-13`	vecherem	and a ban-devoted thing
`H2764-14`	vecheremo	in his ensnaring net
`H2768-03`	vecheremon	and Ḥermon (Devoted-Mount)
`H2769-01`	vecheremonim	and the Devoted Peaks (Hermons)
`H2763-22`	vehacharametah	and you shall devote to the ban
`H2763-23`	vehacharametem	and you (masculine plural) shall devote to the ban
`H2763-24`	vehacharameti	and I will put under the ban
`H2763-25`	vehacharametim	and I will devote them to the ban
`H2763-26`	vehacharem	and devote-to-destruction!
`H2763-27`	vehacharimuha	and you shall devote her to the ban
`H2763-28`	vehecherim	and he caused to be put under the ban
`H2763-29`	yacharim	he will devote-to-destruction
`H2763-30`	yachoram	he will devote to the ban

Word Usage (13 occurrences of H2768)

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Deuteronomy 3:8	חֶרְמֽוֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Deuteronomy 3:9	לְ/חֶרְמ֖וֹן	lecheremon	Hermon
Deuteronomy 4:48	חֶרְמֽוֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Joshua 11:3	חֶרְמ֔וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Joshua 11:17	חֶרְמ֑וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Joshua 12:1	חֶרְמ֔וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Joshua 12:5	חֶרְמ֤וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Joshua 13:5	חֶרְמ֑וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Joshua 13:11	חֶרְמ֛וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Psalms 89:13	וְ֝/חֶרְמ֗וֹן	vecheremon	and Hermon
Psalms 133:3	חֶרְמ֗וֹן	cheremon	Hermon
Song of Songs 4:8	וְ/חֶרְמ֔וֹן	vecheremon	and Hermon
1 Chronicles 5:23	חֶרְמ֖וֹן	cheremon-2	Hermon

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Lexicon H2768

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 H2768-01

Words from Root חרם (ban, devote, set apart, consecrate, prohibit, place under sacred restriction)

Word Usage (13 occurrences of H2768)

Lexicon `H2768`

Morphology `HNp` All morphology codes

SIBI-P1 `H2768-01`