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Strong's H2764 חֵרֶם (cherem)

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

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2764 — keramikos (“of a potter”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2764
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 31
Books 14

Strong's H2764 Quick Answer

Strong's H2764 חֵרֶם חֶרֶם (cherem) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cherem (khay'-rem) (or (Zecheriah 14) n-m. 1. physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively) 2. usually a doomed object It has 31 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include net and nets. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
cherem (khay'-rem) (or (Zecheriah 14) n-m. 1. physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively) 2. usually a doomed object
Usage
31 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
net and nets

Meaning and Definition

cherem (khay'-rem) (or (Zecheriah 14) n-m. 1. physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively) 2. usually a doomed object 3. abstr. extermination [from H2763] KJV: (ac-)curse(-d, -d thing), dedicated thing, things which should have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction, devoted (thing), net. Root(s): H2763

Original Word
חֵרֶם חֶרֶם
Transliteration
cherem
Derivation
Root: חרם First root strongs: 2763
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2764. 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)

devoted thing

Usage: 1) a thing devoted, thing dedicated, ban, devotion 2) have been utterly destroyed, (appointed to) utter destruction

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How Strong's H2764 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cherem, 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.

net Ezekiel 32:3 nets Ecclesiastes 7:26

How Strong's H2764 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 31 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2764 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 H2764 in the Old Testament

31 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Leviticus 27:21 KJV

But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.

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.

Leviticus 27:29 KJV

None devoted, which shall be devoted of men, shall be redeemed; but shall surely be put to death.

Usage Excerpts

First 31 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2764.

Leviticus 27:21 Old Testament, KJV
But the field, when it goeth out in the jubile, shall be holy unto the LORD, as a field devoted; the possession thereof shall be the priest's.
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 18:14 Old Testament, KJV
Every thing devoted in Israel shall be thine.
Deuteronomy 7:26 Old Testament, KJV
Neither shalt thou bring an abomination into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it: but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a cursed thing.
Deuteronomy 13:17 Old Testament, KJV
And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand: that the LORD may turn from the fierceness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion upon thee, and multiply thee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers;
Joshua 6:17 Old Testament, KJV
And the city shall be accursed, even it, and all that are therein, to the LORD: only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all that are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent.
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 7:1 Old Testament, KJV
But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing: for Achan, the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took of the accursed thing: and the anger of the LORD was kindled against the children of Israel.
Joshua 7:11 Old Testament, KJV
Israel hath sinned, and they have also transgressed my covenant which I commanded them: for they have even taken of the accursed thing, and have also stolen, and dissembled also, and they have put it even among their own stuff.
Joshua 7:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
Joshua 7:13 Old Testament, KJV
Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.
Joshua 7:15 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
Joshua 22:20 Old Testament, KJV
Did not Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the accursed thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? and that man perished not alone in his iniquity.
1 Samuel 15:21 Old Testament, KJV
But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have been utterly destroyed, to sacrifice unto the LORD thy God in Gilgal.
1 Kings 20:42 Old Testament, KJV
And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of thy hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
1 Chronicles 2:7 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Carmi; Achar, the troubler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed.
Ecclesiastes 7:26 Old Testament, KJV
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
Isaiah 34:5 Old Testament, KJV
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
Isaiah 43:28 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.
Ezekiel 26:5 Old Testament, KJV
It shall be a place for the spreading of nets in the midst of the sea: for I have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD: and it shall become a spoil to the nations.
Ezekiel 26:14 Old Testament, KJV
And I will make thee like the top of a rock: thou shalt be a place to spread nets upon; thou shalt be built no more: for I the LORD have spoken it, saith the Lord GOD.
Ezekiel 32:3 Old Testament, KJV
Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will therefore spread out my net over thee with a company of many people; and they shall bring thee up in my net.
Ezekiel 44:29 Old Testament, KJV
They shall eat the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering: and every dedicated thing in Israel shall be theirs.
Ezekiel 47:10 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.
Micah 7:2 Old Testament, KJV
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
Habakkuk 1:15 Old Testament, KJV
They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad.
Habakkuk 1:16 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and burn incense unto their drag; because by them their portion is fat, and their meat plenteous.
Habakkuk 1:17 Old Testament, KJV
Shall they therefore empty their net, and not spare continually to slay the nations?
Zechariah 14:11 Old Testament, KJV
And men shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
Malachi 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2764, grouped by book.

Leviticus 3 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Old Testament
Joshua 8 usages, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Ecclesiastes 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 5 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Habakkuk 3 usages, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Malachi 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H2764 FAQ

What does cherem (חֵרֶם) mean?

Cherem (Strong's H2764) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "net". cherem (khay'-rem) (or (Zecheriah 14) n-m. 1. physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively) 2. usually a doomed object

How many times is cherem (חֵרֶם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 31 linked usages for Strong's H2764 across 14 books.

Where can I study cherem (חֵרֶם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2764 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate cherem (חֵרֶם)?

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