חֵרֶם (chêrem) — Curse
Hebrew word study: חֵרֶם (chêrem), Strong's H2764. physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination
KJV translation words: (ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.
Strong's H2764 is tagged on 38 words in 31 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 27:21 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 31)
- Leviticus 27:21 — הַחֵרֶם — the total destruction
- Leviticus 27:28 — חֵרֶם — devoted thing
- Leviticus 27:29 — חֵרֶם — dedicated person
- Numbers 18:14 — חֵרֶם — devoted thing
- Deuteronomy 7:26 — חֵרֶם — an object for destruction
- Deuteronomy 13:17 — הַחֵרֶם — the objects for destruction
- Joshua 6:17 — חֵרֶם — a devoted thing
- Joshua 6:18 — הַחֵרֶם — the devoted things
- Joshua 7:1 — בַּחֵרֶם — in the devoted things
- Joshua 7:11 — הַחֵרֶם — the devoted things
- Joshua 7:12 — לְחֵרֶם — into a devoted thing
- Joshua 7:13 — חֵרֶם — devoted things
- Joshua 7:15 — בַּחֵרֶם — with the devoted things
- Joshua 22:20 — בַּחֵרֶם — in the devoted things
- 1 Samuel 15:21 — הַחֵרֶם — the objects for destruction
- 1 Kings 20:42 — חֶרְמִי — total destruction my
- 1 Chronicles 2:7 — בַּחֵרֶם ס — in the devoted things
- Ecclesiastes 7:26 — וַחֲרָמִים — and is nets
- Isaiah 34:5 — חֶרְמִי — total destruction my
- Isaiah 43:28 — לַחֵרֶם — to the total destruction
- Ezekiel 26:5 — חֲרָמִים — nets
- Ezekiel 26:14 — חֲרָמִים — nets
- Ezekiel 32:3 — בְּחֶרְמִי — in net my
- Ezekiel 44:29 — חֵרֶם — devoted thing
- Ezekiel 47:10 — לַחֲרָמִים — for nets
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H2763 חָרַם (châram).
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Frequently asked questions
What does chêrem (H2764) mean?
Physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination.
How is H2764 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H2764 as: (ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net..
How often does חֵרֶם (chêrem) appear?
Strong's H2764 is tagged on 38 words in 31 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Leviticus 27:21 and last appears in Malachi 4:6.
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