וַ/יַּחֲרֵ֥ם

𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤌

châram

and he utterly destroyed

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.

H2763

Numbers 21:3 · Word #8

Lexicon H2763

Lemmaחָרַם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤇𐤓𐤌
Transliterationchâram
Strong'sH2763
DefinitionTo 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 HC/Vhw3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan h — Hiphil — Causative active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

Common Translation

Phraseand he utterly destroyed

SIBI-P1 Translation H2763-18

he put under ban

Morphological NotesVerb, Hiphil (causative), sequential imperfect (wayyiqtol), 3rd person masculine singular.
Rendering RationaleThe Hiphil stem gives a causative sense: he caused something to be placed under the ban (herem), marking it as separated or devoted irrevocably. The 3rd person masculine singular sequential imperfect is rendered as a simple past narrative form in English.

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