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Devoted thing

חֵ֫רֶםStrong’s H2764

cherem (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.”
Zechariah 14:11 KJV
Meaning
  1. A thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion
  2. Have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction
  3. 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
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.