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Strong's H2763 חָרַם (charam)

Charam means “devote” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2763 — kerameus (“potter”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2763
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 48
Books 16

Strong's H2763 Quick Answer

Strong's H2763 חָרַם (charam) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. charam (khaw-ram') v. 1. to seclude 2. specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction) It has 48 linked Bible usages across 16 books. Visible English usage signals include nose and devote. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
charam (khaw-ram') v. 1. to seclude 2. specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction)
Usage
48 linked usages
Books
16 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
nose and devote

Meaning and Definition

charam (khaw-ram') v. 1. to seclude 2. specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction) 3. physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose [a primitive root] KJV: make accursed, consecrate, (utterly) destroy, devote, forfeit, have a flat nose, utterly (slay, make away).

Original Word
חָרַם
Transliteration
charam
Derivation
Root: חרם
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2763. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to devote/destroy

Usage: 1) to ban, devote, destroy utterly, completely destroy, dedicate for destruction, exterminate 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to prohibit (for common use), ban 1a2) to consecrate, devote, dedicate for destruction 1a3) to exterminate, completely destroy 1b) (Hophal) 1b1) to be put under the ban, be devoted to destruction 1b2) to be devoted, be forfeited 1b3) to be completely destroyed

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How Strong's H2763 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render charam, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's H2763 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 48 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2763 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2763 in the Old Testament

48 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Exodus 22:20 KJV

He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.

Leviticus 21:18 KJV

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,

Leviticus 27:28 KJV

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.

Usage Excerpts

First 48 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2763.

Exodus 22:20 Old Testament, KJV
He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.
Leviticus 21:18 Old Testament, KJV
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,
Leviticus 27:28 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Leviticus 27:29 Old Testament, KJV
None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.
Numbers 21:2 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Numbers 21:3 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 2:34 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Deuteronomy 3:6 Old Testament, KJV
And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women, and children, of every city.
Deuteronomy 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Deuteronomy 13:15 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 20:17 Old Testament, KJV
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:
Joshua 2:10 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 6:18 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 6:21 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 8:26 Old Testament, KJV
For Joshua drew not his hand back, wherewith he stretched out the spear, until he had utterly destroyed all the inhabitants of Ai.
Joshua 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
Now it came to pass, when Adonizedec 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;
Joshua 10:28 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 10:35 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 10:37 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 10:39 Old Testament, KJV
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.
Joshua 10:40 Old Testament, KJV
So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.
Joshua 11:11 Old Testament, KJV
And they smote all the souls that were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them: there was not any left to breathe: and he burnt Hazor with fire.
Joshua 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And all the cities of those kings, and all the kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote them with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the LORD commanded.
Joshua 11:20 Old Testament, KJV
For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, and that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Joshua 11:21 Old Testament, KJV
And at that time came Joshua, and cut off the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel: Joshua destroyed them utterly with their cities.
Judges 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
Judges 21:11 Old Testament, KJV
And this is the thing that ye shall do, Ye shall utterly destroy every male, and every woman that hath lain by man.
1 Samuel 15:3 Old Testament, KJV
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.
1 Samuel 15:8 Old Testament, KJV
And he took Agag the king of the Amalekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword.
1 Samuel 15:9 Old Testament, KJV
But Saul and the people spared Agag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fatlings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not utterly destroy them: but every thing that was vile and refuse, that they destroyed utterly.
1 Samuel 15:15 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul said, They have brought them from the Amalekites: for the people spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God; and the rest we have utterly destroyed.
1 Samuel 15:18 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD sent thee on a journey, and said, Go and utterly destroy the sinners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed.
1 Samuel 15:20 Old Testament, KJV
And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the LORD, and have gone the way which the LORD sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites.
1 Kings 9:21 Old Testament, KJV
Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
2 Kings 19:11 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou be delivered?
1 Chronicles 4:41 Old Testament, KJV
And these written by name came in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, and destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms: because there was pasture there for their flocks.
2 Chronicles 20:23 Old Testament, KJV
For the children of Ammon and Moab stood up against the inhabitants of mount Seir, utterly to slay and destroy them: and when they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one helped to destroy another.
2 Chronicles 32:14 Old Testament, KJV
Who was there among all the gods of those nations that my fathers utterly destroyed, that could deliver his people out of mine hand, that your God should be able to deliver you out of mine hand?
Ezra 10:8 Old Testament, KJV
And that whosoever would not come within three days, according to the counsel of the princes and the elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and himself separated from the congregation of those that had been carried away.
Isaiah 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.
Isaiah 34:2 Old Testament, KJV
For the indignation of the LORD is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.
Isaiah 37:11 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria have done to all lands by destroying them utterly; and shalt thou be delivered?
Jeremiah 25:9 Old Testament, KJV
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
Jeremiah 50:21 Old Testament, KJV
Go up against the land of Merathaim, even against it, and against the inhabitants of Pekod: waste and utterly destroy after them, saith the LORD, and do according to all that I have commanded thee.
Jeremiah 50:26 Old Testament, KJV
Come against her from the utmost border, open her storehouses: cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly: let nothing of her be left.
Jeremiah 51:3 Old Testament, KJV
Against him that bendeth let the archer bend his bow, and against him that lifteth himself up in his brigandine: and spare ye not her young men; destroy ye utterly all her host.
Daniel 11:44 Old Testament, KJV
But tidings out of the east and out of the north shall trouble him: therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.
Micah 4:13 Old Testament, KJV
Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion: for I will make thine horn iron, and I will make thy hoofs brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many people: and I will consecrate their gain unto the LORD, and their substance unto the Lord of the whole earth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2763, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 5 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 14 usages, Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 6 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezra 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 4 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2763 FAQ

What does charam (חָרַם) mean?

Charam (Strong's H2763) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "devote". charam (khaw-ram') v. 1. to seclude 2. specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction)

How many times is charam (חָרַם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 48 linked usages for Strong's H2763 across 16 books.

Where can I study charam (חָרַם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2763 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate charam (חָרַם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as nose and devote. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.