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Joshua 6:21
“And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
חָרַםchâram · khaw-ram'
H2763 · Hebrew
H2763 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away).
- Grammar
- וַֽ — conjunction
- יַּחֲרִ֨ימוּ֙ — verb Hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 52 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 22:19Leviticus 21:18Leviticus 27:28Leviticus 27:29Numbers 21:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָרַם here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.