Charam

khaw-ram'
Parts of Speech Verb

Charam Definition

  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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
~rx
Origin
a primitive root
Strong's Number
02763
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 744,745

KJV Word Usage

destroy
34
utterly
10
devote
2
accursed
1
consecrate
1
forfeited
1
flat nose
1
utterly to make away
1
slay
1
Total
52

KJV Verse Count

1
3
2
5
14
2
6
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
1
1
Total
48
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Charam". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .