חֲרוּמַף
𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤐
Charumaf
H2739 noun
SILEX Entry
Definition
Personal name: Harumaph. Likely meaning 'snub-nosed' or 'flat-nosed,' presumably descriptive but its specific nuance uncertain. In the Hebrew Bible, the term is attested only as a personal name, used to identify an Israelite individual.
Semantic Range
personal name; possibly 'snub-nosed' or 'flat-nosed' by compilation, but attested only as a proper name
Root / Etymology
Derived from a compound involving the passive participle of חָרַם (charam, possibly in sense of being cut off, destroyed, or devoted) and אַף ('aph, nose/anger), but the precise construction is uncertain. The form חֲרוּמַף appears only as a name, not as a regular noun or adjective. Etymology uncertain beyond root connections.
Historical & Contextual Notes
חֲרוּמַף (Harumaph) is found only in Nehemiah 3:11 as the probable ancestor or family head of Malchijah in a list of Jerusalem builders. The derivation as 'snub-nosed' or 'flat-nosed' is based on root speculation but is not directly paralleled in other biblical Hebrew usage, nor is there evidence that the name was understood as descriptive in biblical times. English translations retain the personal name rather than rendering its speculative etymological meaning. The use of physical-descriptive names is not uncommon in Israelite onomastics. The term is not attested outside this genealogical context, and carries no independent lexical meaning in later literature. In translation tradition, 'Harumaph' is used as a proper noun without further development into a tribal or religious identity; there is no evidence of confusion with unrelated ethnic or geographic terms.
Original Strong's Gloss (1890)
from passive participle of חָרַם and אַף; snub-nosed; Charumaph, an Israelite; Harumaph.
Bantu Hebrew
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חרם, אף (ḥ-r-m; ʾ-p̄) — ban, devote, cut off; nose, nostril, anger
Word Forms
1 distinct form
| SIDANCE | Surface | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 | Occurrences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2739-01 |
חֲרוּמַ֖ף | charumaf | HNp |
Harumaph | Snub-Nose One | 1 |
Occurrences in Scripture
1 total occurrence
| SIDANCE | Reference | Word | Transliteration | Morphology | Common | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
H2739-01 |
Nehemiah 3:10 | חֲרוּמַ֖ף | charumaf | HNp |
Harumaph | Snub-Nose One |