Devoted thing
חֵ֫רֶםStrong’s H2764cherem (che-rem)
Appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Cherem is the Hebrew word usually translated “devoted thing”, “total destruction” and “object for destruction”. It appears in 31 verses of the Old Testament.
“And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.”
Meaning
- A thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion
- Have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction
- A net, thing perforated
How it's translated
- the devoted thing 6
- devoted thing 5
- in the devoted thing 3
- total destruction 2
- an object for destruction 2
- the object for destruction 2
- a devoted thing 2
- total destruction my 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 8
- Ezekiel 5
- Leviticus 3
- Habakkuk 3
- Deuteronomy 2
- Isaiah 2
14 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Leviticus 27:21But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest’s.
- Leviticus 27:28Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
- Leviticus 27:29None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
- Numbers 18:14Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
- Deuteronomy 7:26Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
- Deuteronomy 13:17And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
Hebrew dictionary
חֵ֫רֶם cherem · devoted thing
1) a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion 2) have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction
חֵ֫רֶם cherem · net
a net, thing perforated destruction
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.