◄ 2767. Chormah ►
Strong's Lexicon Chormah: Hormah Original Word: חָרְמָה Part of Speech: Proper Name Location Transliteration: Chormah Pronunciation: khor-MAH Phonetic Spelling: (khor-maw') Definition: Chormah Meaning: Chormah means "devotion" or "destruction." It is a proper noun referring to a specific location in the biblical narrative. 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. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from 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 wəḥārəmāh Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman'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 HEB: שֵׁם־ הַמָּק֖וֹם חָרְמָֽה׃ פ NAS: of the place was called Hormah. KJV: the name of the place Hormah. INT: the name of the place Hormah Deuteronomy 1:44 HEB: בְּשֵׂעִ֖יר עַד־ חָרְמָֽה׃ NAS: and crushed you from Seir to Hormah. KJV: you in Seir, [even] unto Hormah. INT: Seir against to Hormah Joshua 12:14 HEB: מֶ֤לֶךְ חָרְמָה֙ אֶחָ֔ד מֶ֥לֶךְ NAS: the king of Hormah, one; the king KJV: The king of Hormah, one; the king INT: the king of Hormah one the king Joshua 15:30 HEB: וְאֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד וּכְסִ֖יל וְחָרְמָֽה׃ NAS: and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah, KJV: And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah, INT: and Eltolad and Chesil and Hormah Joshua 19:4 HEB: וְאֶלְתּוֹלַ֥ד וּבְת֖וּל וְחָרְמָֽה׃ NAS: and Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah, KJV: And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah, INT: and Eltolad and Bethul and Hormah Judges 1:17 HEB: שֵׁם־ הָעִ֖יר חָרְמָֽה׃ NAS: of the city was called Hormah. KJV: of the city was called Hormah. INT: the name of the city Hormah 1 Samuel 30:30 HEB: וְלַאֲשֶׁ֧ר בְּחָרְמָ֛ה וְלַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבוֹר־ NAS: and to those who were in Hormah, and to those who KJV: And to [them] which [were] in Hormah, and to [them] which [were] in Chorashan, INT: who Hormah who Chorashan 1 Chronicles 4:30 HEB: וּבִבְתוּאֵ֥ל וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג׃ NAS: Bethuel, Hormah, Ziklag, KJV: And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, INT: Bethuel Hormah Ziklag 9 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 2767 9 Occurrences bə·ḥā·rə·māh — 1 Occ. ḥā·rə·māh — 4 Occ. ha·ḥā·rə·māh — 1 Occ. ū·ḇə·ḥā·rə·māh — 1 Occ. wə·ḥā·rə·māh — 2 Occ.