Châram — H2763

Definition

verb

to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose

1. to ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate
1. (Hiphil)
1. to prohibit (for common use), ban
2. to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction
3. to exterminate, completely destroy
2. (Hophal)
1. to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction
2. to be devoted, be forfeited
3. to be completely destroyed
2. to split, slit, mutilate (a part of the body)
1. (Qal) to mutilate
2. (Hiphil) to divide

Usually translated as

destroy, utterly, make accursed, consecrate, devote, have a flat nose, forfeit

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• anathematízō (G332)
• anairéō (G337)
• anatíthemai (G394)
• apokteínō (G615)
• apóllymi (G622)
• aphanízō (G853)
• aphanismós (G854)
• enthyméomai (G1760)
• exolothreúō (G1842)
• erēmóō (G2049)
• olothreúō (G3645)
• phoneúō (G5407)

Occurrences

Châram occurs 52 times in 48 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Leviticus (3), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (5), Joshua (14), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (2), Ezra (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (4), Daniel (1), Micah (1)

• Exodus 22:20 — He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed (יָֽחֳרָ֑ם).
• Leviticus 21:18 — For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose (חָרֻ֖ם), or any thing superfluous,
• Leviticus 27:28 — Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote (יַחֲרִם֩) unto the LORD of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the LORD.
• Leviticus 27:29 — None devoted, which shall be devoted (יָחֳרַ֛ם) of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
• Numbers 21:2 — And Israel vowed a vow unto the LORD, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy (וְהַֽחֲרַמְתִּ֖י) their cities.
• Numbers 21:3 — And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed (וַיַּחֲרֵ֥ם) them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
• Deuteronomy 2:34 — And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed (וַֽנַּחֲרֵם֙) the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
• Deuteronomy 3:6 — And we utterly destroyed (וַנַּחֲרֵ֣ם) them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
• Deuteronomy 3:6 — And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying (הַחֲרֵם֙) the men, women, and children, of every city.
• Deuteronomy 7:2 — And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy (תַּחֲרִים֙) them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
• Deuteronomy 7:2 — And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy (הַחֲרֵ֤ם) them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
• Deuteronomy 13:15 — Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly (הַחֲרֵ֨ם), and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
• Deuteronomy 20:17 — But thou shalt utterly destroy (תַּחֲרִימֵ֗ם) them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
• Deuteronomy 20:17 — But thou shalt utterly destroy (הַחֲרֵ֣ם) them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee:
• Joshua 2:10 — For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרַמְתֶּ֖ם).
• Joshua 6:18 — And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed (תַּחֲרִ֖ימוּ), when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
• Joshua 6:21 — And they utterly destroyed (וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙) 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.
• Joshua 8:26 — For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֔ים) all the inhabitants of Ai.
• Joshua 10:1 — Now it came to pass, when Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed (וַיַּחֲרִימָהּ֒) it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
• Joshua 10:28 — And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֣ם), them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
• Joshua 10:35 — And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֑ים) that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
• Joshua 10:37 — And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed (וַיַּחֲרֵ֣ם) it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
• Joshua 10:39 — And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed (וַֽיַּחֲרִ֙ימוּ֙) all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.
• Joshua 10:40 — So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֔ים) all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
• Joshua 11:11 — And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying (הַֽחֲרֵ֔ם) them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
• Joshua 11:12 — And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֣ים) them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
• Joshua 11:20 — For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy (הַֽחֲרִימָ֔ם) them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
• Joshua 11:21 — And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed (הֶחֱרִימָ֥ם) them utterly with their cities.
• Judges 1:17 — And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed (וַיַּחֲרִ֣ימוּ) it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
• Judges 21:11 — And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy (תַּחֲרִֽימוּ) every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
• 1 Samuel 15:3 — Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy (וְהַֽחֲרַמְתֶּם֙) all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
• 1 Samuel 15:8 — And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֥ים) all the people with the edge of the sword.
• 1 Samuel 15:9 — But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy (הַחֲרִימָ֑ם) them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
• 1 Samuel 15:9 — But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly (הֶחֱרִֽימוּ).
• 1 Samuel 15:15 — And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרַֽמְנוּ).
• 1 Samuel 15:18 — And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy (וְהַחֲרַמְתָּ֞ה) the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
• 1 Samuel 15:20 — And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרַֽמְתִּי) the Amalekites.
• 1 Kings 9:21 — Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy (לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם), upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
• 2 Kings 19:11 — Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly (לְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑ם): and shalt thou be delivered?
• 1 Chronicles 4:41 — And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly (וַיַּחֲרִימֻם֙) unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
• 2 Chronicles 20:23 — For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay (לְהַחֲרִ֣ים) and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
• 2 Chronicles 32:14 — Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִ֣ימוּ), that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
• Ezra 10:8 — And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited (יָחֳרַ֖ם), and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
• Isaiah 11:15 — And the LORD shall utterly destroy (וְהֶחֱרִ֣ים) the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
• Isaiah 34:2 — For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed (הֶחֱרִימָ֖ם) them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
• Isaiah 37:11 — Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly (לְהַחֲרִימָ֑ם); and shalt thou be delivered?
• Jeremiah 25:9 — Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy (וְהַ֣חֲרַמְתִּ֔ים) them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
• Jeremiah 50:21 — Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy (וְהַחֲרֵ֤ם) after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
• Jeremiah 50:26 — Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy (וְהַחֲרִימ֑וּהָ) her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
• Jeremiah 51:3 — Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly (הַחֲרִ֖ימוּ) all her host.