Lexicon Chormah: Hormah Original Word: חָרְמָה Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Hormah From charam; devoted; Chormah, a place in Palestine -- Hormah. see HEBREW charam 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. Topical Lexicon Word Origin: Derived from the root חָרַם (charam), meaning "to ban" or "to devote to destruction."Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for Chormah, as it is a specific Hebrew place name without a direct Greek equivalent in the New Testament. Usage: Chormah is used as a place name in the Old Testament. It is mentioned in the context of Israel's wilderness wanderings and conquests in the Promised Land. Context: Chormah is a city located in the southern part of ancient Canaan, within the territory allotted to the tribe of Judah. It is first mentioned in the context of Israel's journey through the wilderness. In Numbers 14:45, the Israelites attempted to enter the Promised Land without God's blessing and were defeated by the Amalekites and Canaanites, who pursued them as far as Hormah. Later, in Numbers 21:3, the Israelites, under divine guidance, defeated the Canaanites at this location, and the place was named Hormah, meaning "devotion" or "destruction," as a result of the victory. The city is also mentioned in Joshua 12:14 as one of the cities conquered by Joshua. In Judges 1:17, the tribes of Judah and Simeon again attacked and destroyed the city, fulfilling the earlier vow of destruction. Chormah is associated with the concept of being devoted to God through destruction, reflecting the ancient practice of herem, where certain cities or peoples were completely destroyed as an offering to God. 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 |
|
