חֵֽרֶם

𐤇𐤓𐤌

cherem

a net

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

Micah 7:2 · Word #15

Lexicon H2764

Lemmaחֵרֶם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤌
Transliterationchêrem
Strong'sH2764
In-contexta net

Morphology HNcmsa 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 H2764-03

a ban-devoted thing

Rootחרם (ḥ-r-m)
Core Meaningsto ban, devote, set apart, prohibit, destroy, place under sacred restriction
Semantic Rangesomething devoted to destruction, an object placed under a sacred ban, a consecrated item withdrawn from common use, extermination under divine command, a cursed or proscribed thing, a net (rare literal sense).
Conceptual Significanceחֵרֶם expresses the concept of total devotion to יהוה, often through destruction, signifying irrevocable surrender to divine ownership or judgment. It marks the seriousness of covenant faithfulness and the removal of what is opposed to holiness within Israel’s communal and theological life.
Morphological NotesCommon masculine singular noun in the absolute state (HNcmsa); no article or pronominal suffix; functions as a singular concrete or abstract noun depending on context.
Rendering RationaleThe noun חֵרֶם derives from the root חרם, conveying the idea of something set apart under a ban, often for destruction or irrevocable dedication. Rendering it "a ban-devoted thing" preserves both the sense of consecration and destruction inherent in the root, while reflecting the masculine singular absolute form indicated by the morphology.

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

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

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
H2739-01 charumaf Devoted-Nose
H2770-01 cheremesh a ban-cutting sickle
H2764-04 cheremi my devoted-to-destruction thing
H2768-01 cheremon Devoted-Mount
cheremon Devoted Mount
H2763-01 hacharem Devote-to-the-ban!
hacharemah the Devoted-Place
H2763-02 hacharimam he devoted them to the ban
hacharimu Devote to the ban!
H2764-05 hacherem the devoted-to-destruction thing
H2763-03 hecherametem you men have put under the ban
H2763-04 hecherim he put-under-the-ban
H2763-05 hecherimam he put them under the ban
H2763-06 hecherimu they put under the ban of destruction
lacharamim ban-devoted things
H2766-02 lecharim to Ḥarim (the Devoted-one)
H2764-06 lecherem to a devoted-to-destruction thing
H2763-07 lehacharimam to devote them to the ban
tacharimem you shall devote them to the ban
H2763-08 tacharimu you (masculine plural) shall put under the ban
H2763-09 vanacharem and we devoted (them) to the ban
H2763-10 vayacharem and he put-under-the-ban
H2763-11 vayacharimu and they devoted (them) to the ban
H2767-02 vecharemah and Devoted-to-Destruction
H2768-02 vecheremon and Ḥermon (Devoted-Mount)
vehacharametah and you shall devote to the ban
H2763-12 vehacharameti and I will put under the ban
H2763-13 vehecherim and he caused to be put under the ban
yacharim he will devote-to-destruction
H2763-14 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
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