Hormah — the meaning of the Hebrew name חׇרְמָה

חׇרְמָה

Chormâh · pronounced khor-maw' · Strong's H2767 · a place

Hormah means devoted.

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חָרַם châram (from, H2763) — to seclude open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H2763; devoted; Chormah, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

Num 14:45 Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah. (KJV)

Every verse that names Hormah

9 occurrences in 9 verses — Numbers, Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 1 Chronicles

Num 14:45Num 21:3Deut 1:44Josh 12:14Josh 15:30Josh 19:4Judg 1:171Sam 30:301Chr 4:30

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