חָרְמָֽה

𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤄

charemah

Hormah

from חָרַם; devoted; Chormah, a place in Palestine; Hormah.

H2767

Numbers 21:3 · Word #15

Lexicon H2767

Lemmaחׇרְמָה
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤄
TransliterationChormâh
Strong'sH2767
In-contextHormah

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

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

SIBI-P1 H2767-01

Devoted-to-Destruction

Rootחרם (ḥ-r-m)
Core Meaningsban, devote, dedicate, set apart for destruction, consecrate, prohibit
Semantic RangeA place devoted to destruction; a site associated with the ban; a location marked by consecration through destruction; by extension, total destruction under divine decree.
Conceptual SignificanceHormah recalls Israel’s practice of ḥerem—placing cities or peoples under the ban as an act of covenantal judgment and consecration to YHWH. The name memorializes both divine judgment and Israel’s obedience (or failure) in carrying out the ban, embedding theological memory into geography.
Morphological NotesFeminine singular proper noun (place name) formed from the noun חׇרְמָה, derived from the root חרם. Appears in absolute state without suffixes.
Rendering RationaleThe name derives from the root חרם, referring to something devoted or placed under the ban—often for destruction. As a feminine singular proper noun (HNp), it designates a specific place characterized by such devotion; the rendering preserves the core idea of being placed under the ban while functioning as a singular place-name.

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

Words from Root חרם (ban, devote, dedicate, set apart for destruction, consecrate, prohibit)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H2764-01 bacherem in the ban-devoted thing
H2764-02 charamim ban-devoted things
H2766-01 charim Devoted-One
charumaf Devoted-Nose
H2764-03 cherem a ban-devoted thing
H2770-01 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
H2764-05 hacherem the devoted-to-destruction thing
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
vehecherim and he caused to be put under the ban
H2763-12 yachoram he will devote to the ban

Word Usage (9 occurrences of H2767)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Numbers 14:45 הַֽ/חָרְמָֽה hacharemah Hormah
Numbers 21:3 חָרְמָֽה charemah Hormah
Deuteronomy 1:44 חָרְמָֽה charemah Hormah