Lexical Definition
חׇרְמָה Chormâh (khor-maw') Hormah N:N--L
from חָרַם; devoted
Hormah.
- § Hormah = "devotion"
- Chormah, a place in Palestine
1) a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| חָרְמָה֙ | Hormah | Josh.12.14 |
| חָרְמָֽה | Hormah | Num.21.3 • Deut.1.44 • Judg.1.17 |
| וּבְחָרְמָ֖ה | and in Hormah | 1Chr.4.30 |
| וְחָרְמָֽה | and Hormah | Josh.15.30 • Josh.19.4 |
| הַֽחָרְמָֽה | Hormah | Num.14.45 |
| בְּחָרְמָ֛ה | in Hormah | 1Sam.30.30 |
| Ερμά | Hormah | LXX.Num.14.45 • LXX.Deut.1.44 • LXX.Josh.15.30 • LXX.Josh.19.4 • LXX.1Sam.30.30 |
| of Hormah | LXX.Josh.12.14 |
Extended Information
name of: צְפַת
- Hormah = "devotion"
- Another name of tse.phat (צְפַ֑ת "Zephath" צְפַת)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חָרְמָה proper name, of a location (asylum, compare Arabic id., WetzstZKW see 1884, 115) — a royal city of Canaanites, in the South, in tribe of Simeon Num 14:45 (J E; article only here see Di), Num 21:3 (J) where name explanation from Israel's devoting Canaanites of Arad to destruction; Josh 15:30; Josh 19:4 (P), Deut 1:44; Josh 12:14 (D), 1Sam 30:30; 1Chr 4:30 originally called צְפַת Judg 1:17, where name is said to have been changed to Hormah because Judah and Simeon (after death of Joshua) devoted its inhabitants to destruction, see Di Num 21:3. — On site see צְפַת.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 14:45 · 21:3 |
| Deuteronomy | 1:44 |
| Joshua | 12:14 · 15:30 · 19:4 |
| Judges | 1:17 |
| 1 Samuel | 30:30 |
| 1 Chronicles | 4:30 |