Lexical Definition

‎חֶרְמוֹן‎ Chermôwn (kher-mone') (Mount) Hermon N:N--L
from ‎חָרַם‎; abrupt

Hermon.

1) a mountain on the northeastern border of Palestine and Lebanon and overlooking the border city of Dan

Usage: 14 forms in 28 verses
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
לְחֶרְמ֖וֹן Hermon Deut.3.9
חֶרְמֽוֹן Hermon Deut.3.8 • Deut.4.48
חֶרְמ֤וֹן Hermon Josh.12.5
חֶרְמ֛וֹן Hermon Josh.13.11
חֶרְמ֗וֹן Hermon Ps.133.3
חֶרְמ֖וֹן Hermon 1Chr.5.23
חֶרְמ֔וֹן Hermon Josh.11.3 • Josh.12.1
חֶרְמ֑וֹן Hermon Josh.11.17 • Josh.13.5
וְחֶרְמ֔וֹן and Hermon Song.4.8
וְ֝חֶרְמ֗וֹן and Hermon Ps.89.12
Ερμών Hermon LXX.Deut.3.8 • LXX.Deut.3.9 • LXX.1Chr.5.23 • LXX.1Chr.5.23 • LXX.Ps.89.12
Ερμωνιείμ Hermons LXX.Ps.42.6
Αερμών Hermon LXX.Deut.4.48 • LXX.Josh.11.3 • LXX.Josh.12.1 • LXX.Josh.12.5 • LXX.Josh.13.5 • LXX.Josh.13.11 • LXX.Song.4.8
of Hermon LXX.Ps.133.3
Αερμόν Hermon LXX.Josh.11.17

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎חֶרְמוֺן‎ proper name, of a mountain Hermon (sacred mountain, compare Sabean ‎מחרם‎, etc., temple, Arabic interior of mosque, asylum, WetzstZKW see 1884, 115 RSSemitic i, 93; 2nd ed., 94) — the highest peak of Anti-Lebanon range, usually snow-capped, commanding southern Syria & northern Palestine; it is called ‎שִׂיאֹן‎ by the author of Deut 4:48 by the Amorites ‎שְׂנִיר‎, by the Sidonians ‎שִׂרְיֹן‎ Deut 3:9. It has three peaks; and the names ‎חרמון‎ and ‎שׂניר‎, distinguished in 1Chr 5:23; Song 4:8, may refer to two of these peaks; ‎חֶרְמוֺנִים‎ Ps 42:7* probably refers to these different peaks (see RobBR iii. 357 BädPal 301). It is a northern boundary ‎׳‎‎עד הר ח‎ Deut 3:8; Josh 12:1 ‎הר חרמוֺן‎ mount Hermon is used also Josh 11:17; Josh 12:5; Josh 13:5; Josh 13:11; 1Chr 5:23 but ‎חרמון‎ Josh 11:3; Ps 89:13*; Ps 133:3; Song 4:8. see ‎בַּעַל חֶרְמוֺן‎ Judg 3:3; 1Chr 5:23 (see Wetzstib. 115). ‎חֶרְמוֺנִים‎ see foregoing.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
Deuteronomy 3:8 · 3:9 · 4:48
Joshua 11:3 · 11:17 · 12:1 · 12:5 · 13:5 · 13:11
Judges 3:3
1 Chronicles 5:23
Psalms 42:7* · 89:13* · 133:3
Song of Solomon 4:8

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Mount Hermon • Mountain on the northern border of Israel

Mount Hermon, also known as Baal-hermon, Baal-hamon, Baal-gad, Senir, or Sirion, was a prominent mountain on the northern border of Israel (Deut 3:8-9; 4:48; Josh 11:3,17; 12:1,5,7; 13:5,11; 1 Chr 5:23; Ps 29:6; 42:6; 89:12; 133:3; Song 4:8; 8:11; Jer 18:14; Ezek 27:5).

Mount Hermon, located on the northern border of Israel, is the highest peak in the Anti-Lebanon mountain range. It is also referred to by various names, including Baal-hermon, Baal-hamon, Baal-gad, Senir, and Sirion (Deut 3:8-9; 4:48; Josh 11:3,17; 12:1,5,7; 13:5,11; 1 Chr 5:23; Ps 29:6; 42:6; 89:12; 133:3; Song 4:8; 8:11; Jer 18:14; Ezek 27:5). The mountain marked the northern extent of the Promised Land conquered by Joshua (Josh 11:17; 12:1,5). It was also the northern limit of the territory allocated to the half-tribe of Manasseh (Josh 13:11; 1 Chr 5:23). The Sidonians called the mountain Sirion, while the Amorites called it Senir (Deut 3:9; Ezek 27:5). Mount Hermon was known for its abundant dew (Ps 133:3) and was a source of refreshment for the surrounding lands (Jer 18:14). The mountain was also associated with the Canaanite god Baal, as evidenced by the names Baal-hermon, Baal-hamon, and Baal-gad (Judg 3:3; Song 8:11). Its majestic appearance is celebrated in the Psalms (Ps 29:6; 89:12), and it is mentioned as a place of beauty and fertility (Song 4:8).

All entries for Hermon Mount or Baal-hermon or Baal-hamon or Baal-gad or Senir or Sirion: חֶרְמוֹן ☩ חֶרְמוֹנִים ☩ בַּעַל חֶרְמוֹן ☩ בַּעַל הָמוֹן ☩ בַּעַל גָּד ☩ שְׁנִיר ☩ שִׂיאֹן ☩ שָׂדֶה ☩ שִׁרְיוֹן