הַ/חֵ֑רֶם
𐤄/𐤇𐤓𐤌
hacherem
devoted
or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם; from חָרַם; 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.
H2764
Leviticus 27:21 · Word #8
Lexicon H2764
| Lemma | חֵרֶם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤌 |
| Transliteration | chêrem |
| Strong's | H2764 |
| In-context | devoted |
Morphology HTd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H2764-05
the devoted-to-destruction thing
| Root | חרם (ḥ-r-m) |
| Core Meanings | to ban, devote, set apart, prohibit, devote to destruction |
| Semantic Range | that which is banned; something devoted to YHWH; an object or people devoted to destruction; a ban; accursed thing; in rare contexts, a net (as something enclosing or shutting in). |
| Conceptual Significance | חֵרֶם plays a central role in Israel’s covenantal warfare and holiness theology, marking persons or objects as irrevocably set apart—either for sacred dedication or for total destruction. It underscores the seriousness of divine judgment and the concept of exclusive devotion to YHWH. |
| Morphological Notes | Noun, common masculine singular absolute with prefixed definite article (הַ). No pronominal suffix. From root חרם. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun חֵרֶם derives from the root חרם, conveying the idea of something set apart under a ban, often for destruction. The form is masculine singular absolute with the definite article ("the"), so the rendering preserves both its singularity and definiteness while expressing its root sense of being devoted under a ban to destruction. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root חרם (to ban, devote, set apart, prohibit, devote to destruction)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H2764-01 |
bacherem | in the ban-devoted thing |
H2764-02 |
charamim | ban-devoted things |
H2767-01 |
charemah | Devoted-to-Destruction |
H2766-01 |
charim | Devoted-One |
H2764-03 |
cherem | a ban-devoted thing |
|
cheremesh | a ban-cutting sickle |
H2764-04 |
cheremi | my devoted-to-destruction thing |
H2768-01 |
cheremon | Devoted-Mount |
H2763-01 |
hacharem | Devote-to-the-ban! |
H2763-02 |
hacharimam | he devoted them to the ban |
H2763-03 |
hecherim | he put-under-the-ban |
H2763-04 |
hecherimam | he put them under the ban |
H2763-05 |
hecherimu | they put under the ban of destruction |
H2766-02 |
lecharim | to Ḥarim (the Devoted-one) |
H2764-06 |
lecherem | to a devoted-to-destruction thing |
H2763-06 |
lehacharimam | to devote them to the ban |
H2763-07 |
tacharimu | you (masculine plural) shall put under the ban |
H2763-08 |
vanacharem | and we devoted (them) to the ban |
H2763-09 |
vayacharem | and he put-under-the-ban |
H2763-10 |
vayacharimu | and they devoted (them) to the ban |
H2767-02 |
vecharemah | and Devoted-to-Destruction |
H2768-02 |
vecheremon | and Ḥermon (Devoted-Mount) |
H2763-11 |
vehacharameti | and I will put under the ban |
H2763-12 |
yachoram | he will devote to the ban |
Word Usage (38 occurrences of H2764)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 27:21 | הַ/חֵ֑רֶם | hacherem | devoted |
| Leviticus 27:28 | חֵ֡רֶם | cherem | devoted thing |
| Leviticus 27:28 | חֵ֕רֶם | cherem-2 | devoted thing |