Strong's Lexicon Chormah: Hormah Original Word: חָרְמָה Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew root חָרַם (charam), meaning "to ban" or "to devote to destruction." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for Chormah in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper noun specific to a location in the Hebrew Bible. Usage: Chormah refers to a city in the southern part of ancient Canaan, which was devoted to destruction by the Israelites. The name itself signifies a place that has been "banned" or "devoted to destruction," reflecting its fate during the Israelite conquest. Cultural and Historical Background: Chormah was originally a Canaanite city. It became significant in the biblical narrative during the Israelites' wilderness wanderings and their subsequent conquest of Canaan. The city was initially called Zephath, but after its destruction by the Israelites, it was renamed Chormah. This renaming symbolized the complete destruction and dedication of the city to God, as per the divine command to eliminate the Canaanite presence in the land. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom charam Definition "asylum," a place in Simeon NASB Translation Hormah (9). Brown-Driver-Briggs חָרְמָה proper name, of a location (asylum, compare Arabic id., WetzstZKW see 1884, 115) — a royal city of Canaanites, in the South, in tribe of Simeon Numbers 14:45 (J E; article only here see Di), Numbers 21:3 (J) where name explanation from Israel's devoting Canaanites of Arad to destruction; Joshua 15:30; Joshua 19:4 (P), Deuteronomy 1:44; Joshua 12:14 (D), 1 Samuel 30:30; 1 Chronicles 4:30; originally called צְפַת Judges 1:17, where name is said to have been changed to Hormah because Judah and Simeon (after death of Joshua) devoted its inhabitants to destruction, see Di Numbers 21:3. — On site see צְפַת. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hormah From charam; devoted; Chormah, a place in Palestine -- Hormah. see HEBREW charam Forms and Transliterations בְּחָרְמָ֛ה בחרמה הַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ החרמה׃ וְחָרְמָֽה׃ וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה ובחרמה וחרמה׃ חָרְמָֽה׃ חָרְמָה֙ חרמה חרמה׃ bə·ḥā·rə·māh bechareMah bəḥārəmāh chareMah ha·ḥā·rə·māh ḥā·rə·māh HachareMah haḥārəmāh ḥārəmāh ū·ḇə·ḥā·rə·māh ūḇəḥārəmāh uvechareMah vechareMah wə·ḥā·rə·māh wəḥārəmāhLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Numbers 14:45 HEB: וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם עַד־ הַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ פ NAS: as far as Hormah. KJV: them, and discomfited them, [even] unto Hormah. INT: and beat far Hormah Numbers 21:3 Deuteronomy 1:44 Joshua 12:14 Joshua 15:30 Joshua 19:4 Judges 1:17 1 Samuel 30:30 1 Chronicles 4:30 9 Occurrences |
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