The meaning of “חָרַם”
Understanding châram reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away). - to seclude...
חָרַם
make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away). - to seclude - specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction) - physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose 1) to ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to prohibit (for common use), ban 1a2) to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction 1a3) to exterminate, completely destroy 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction 1b2) to be devoted, be forfeited 1b3) to be completely destroyed 2) to split, slit, mutilate (a part of the body) 2a) (Qal) to mutilate 2b) (Hiphil) to divide
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 22:20 | “He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.” Word: חָרַם (châram) | |
| Deuteronomy 7:2 | “And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:” Word: חָרַם (châram) | |
| 1 Samuel 15:15 | “And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.” Word: חָרַם (châram) | |
| 1 Chronicles 4:41 | “And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.” Word: חָרַם (châram) | |
| Isaiah 34:2 | “For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.” Word: חָרַם (châram) |
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