Strong H27632 sensesחָרַם

The 2 senses of Strong H2763

The lexicon tells 2 senses apart under this number. In the Bible, each word leads to the one it has in its verse. Strong H2763 appears in 48 verses of the KJV, all senses together.

1. to devote/destroyH2763Ato ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate47 verses · 16 books
2. to slashH2763Bslit1 verse · Leviticus

General definition

In the Bible

Translated in the KJV by

• destroy40
• devote2
• accurse1
• consecrate1
• forfeit1
• make1
• nose1
• slay1
• thou1
• utterly1

First verses

1. Exodus 22:20
   He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the Lord only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
2. Leviticus 21:18
   For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach: a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a flat nose, or any thing superfluous,
3. Leviticus 27:28
   Notwithstanding no devoted thing, that a man shall devote unto the Lord of all that he hath, both of man and beast, and of the field of his possession, shall be sold or redeemed: every devoted thing is most holy unto the Lord.
4. Leviticus 27:29
   None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
5. Numbers 21:2
   And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said, If thou wilt indeed deliver this people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy their cities.
6. Numbers 21:3
   And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
7. Deuteronomy 2:34
   And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones, of every city, we left none to remain:
8. Deuteronomy 3:6
   And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
9. Deuteronomy 7:2
   And when the Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
10. Deuteronomy 13:15
    Thou shalt surely smite the inhabitants of that city with the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with the edge of the sword.
11. Deuteronomy 20:17
    But thou shalt utterly destroy them; namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites; as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee:
12. Joshua 2:10
    For we have heard how the Lord dried up the water of the Red sea for you, when ye came out of Egypt; and what ye did unto the two kings of the Amorites, that were on the other side Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom ye utterly destroyed.
13. Joshua 6:18
    And ye, in any wise keep yourselves from the accursed thing, lest ye make yourselves accursed, when ye take of the accursed thing, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.
14. Joshua 6:21
    And they utterly destroyed all that was in the city, both man and woman, young and old, and ox, and sheep, and ass, with the edge of the sword.
15. Joshua 8:26
    For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
16. Joshua 10:1
    Now it came to pass, when Adoni–zedek king of Jerusalem had heard how Joshua had taken Ai, and had utterly destroyed it; as he had done to Jericho and her king, so he had done to Ai and her king; and how the inhabitants of Gibeon had made peace with Israel, and were among them;
17. Joshua 10:28
    And that day Joshua took Makkedah, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that were therein; he let none remain: and he did to the king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericho.
18. Joshua 10:35
    And they took it on that day, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and all the souls that were therein he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish.
19. Joshua 10:37
    And they took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining, according to all that he had done to Eglon; but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein.
20. Joshua 10:39
    And he took it, and the king thereof, and all the cities thereof; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein; he left none remaining: as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thereof; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king.