חֵרֶם

Strong’s Definition

physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstractly extermination

Etymology & Derivation

or (Zechariah 14:11) חֶרֶם; from H2763 (חָרַם);

KJV Usage

(ac-) curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion
• 2.a net, thing perforated
• 3.have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: chêrem; Pronunciation: khay'-rem