לְ/הַֽחֲרִימָ֑/ם
𐤋/𐤄𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌/𐤌
châram
to destroy utterly
To ban, prohibit for common use, or devote something irrevocably to a deity, often with the implication of destruction or removal from use. In Israelite religious practice, to place something or someone under a 'ban' (herem), marking it as permanently set apart: either for sacred use or, most frequently, for destruction as an act of devotion or obedience to divine command. The verb can also refer reflexively to becoming banned or being rendered taboo or off-limits.
1 Kings 9:21 · Word #11
Lexicon H2763
| Lemma | חָרַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤌 |
| Transliteration | châram |
| Strong's | H2763 |
| Definition | To ban, prohibit for common use, or devote something irrevocably to a deity, often with the implication of destruction or removal from use. In Israelite religious practice, to place something or someone under a 'ban' (herem), marking it as permanently set apart: either for sacred use or, most frequently, for destruction as an act of devotion or obedience to divine command. The verb can also refer reflexively to becoming banned or being rendered taboo or off-limits. |
Morphology HR/Vhc/Sp3mp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
Common Translation
| Phrase | to destroy utterly |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2763-12
to place them under the ban
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil infinitive construct with prefixed לְ; 3rd person masculine plural pronominal suffix ("them"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Hiphil stem gives a causative sense, meaning to cause someone or something to be placed under ḥerem. The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ and 3rd masculine plural suffix yields "to place them under the ban," preserving both the causative force and the object "them." |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to destroy them utterly
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | The verb here idiomatically means to totally destroy, as part of placing under the ban; 'to destroy them utterly' is the established rendering for this root in this context. |