H2767 חׇרְמָה (Chormâh) khor-maw'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Hormah

Strong's Definition

Chormah, a place in Palestine

Derivation: from H2763 (חָרַם); devoted;

KJV Usage: Hormah.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Hormah = "devotion"

1) a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חׇרְמָה (chor.mah) — Hormah. Hormah = "devotion" a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah Another name of tse.phat (צְפַ֑ת "Zephath" H6857)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חָרְמָה (H2767)

name · חרם

Names of Locations

Hormah = town; ◄ territory of Simeon

NUM 14:45 · NUM 21:3 · DEU 1:44 · JOS 12:14 · JOS 15:30 · JOS 19:4 · JDG 1:17 · 1SA 30:30 · 1CH 4:30

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חָרְמָה n.pr.loc. (asylum)—a royal city of Canaanites, in the South, in tribe of Simeon base

Bible Occurrences (9)

14:45 21:3

1:44

12:14 15:30 19:4

1:17

30:30

4:30

Numbers 14:45

Then the Amalekites and Canaanites who lived in that part of the hill country came down, attacked them, and routed them all the way to Hormah.

Numbers 21:3

And the LORD heard Israel’s plea and delivered up the Canaanites. [Israel] devoted them and their cities {to destruction}; so they named... the place Hormah.

Deuteronomy 1:44

Then the Amorites who lived in the hills came out against you and chased you like... a swarm of bees. They routed you from Seir all the way to Hormah.

Joshua 12:14

the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;

Joshua 15:30

Eltolad, Chesil, Hormah,

Joshua 19:4

Eltolad, Bethul, Hormah,

Judges 1:17

Then the men of Judah went with their brothers the Simeonites, attacked the Canaanites living in Zephath, and devoted [the city] to destruction -. So [it] was called... Hormah.

1 Samuel 30:30

to those in Hormah, Bor-ashan, and Athach;