חָרְמָֽה
𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤄
Chremah
Hormah
Proper name designating a city or region whose meaning relates to being 'devoted to destruction.' Primarily, Hormah refers to a location in the southern region of Canaan, known from biblical narratives that associate the site either with a defeat or a subsequent Israelite victory over local inhabitants. The lexical meaning conveys a place set apart for destruction or devoted as a result of a herem-ban, often linked with the outcome of a battle or banishment as commanded or enacted by divine instruction.
Numbers 21:3 · Word #15
Lexicon H2767
| Lemma | חׇרְמָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤓𐤌𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Chremah |
| Strong's | H2767 |
| Definition | Proper name designating a city or region whose meaning relates to being 'devoted to destruction.' Primarily, Hormah refers to a location in the southern region of Canaan, known from biblical narratives that associate the site either with a defeat or a subsequent Israelite victory over local inhabitants. The lexical meaning conveys a place set apart for destruction or devoted as a result of a herem-ban, often linked with the outcome of a battle or banishment as commanded or enacted by divine instruction. |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Hormah |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2767-02
Ban-Devoted Place
| Morphological Notes | Feminine singular proper noun (toponym) formed with -ה ending, indicating the state/result of חרם. |
| Rendering Rationale | The toponym חׇרְמָה derives from the root חרם, denoting something devoted to destruction under a ban. Rendering it as “Ban-Devoted Place” preserves the root sense while reflecting its feminine noun form indicating a state or result of being devoted. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Chremah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in Devoted-to-Destruction |
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