Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
Hormah
Usage: Hormah = "devotion" a town of the Canaanites, conquered by Joshua, allotted to Judah, and located in the south of Judah Another name of tse.phat (צְפַ֑ת "Zephath" H6857)
Strong's Number
H2767
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
6
Strong's H2767 Quick Answer
Strong's H2767 חָרמָה (Chormah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chormah (khor-maw') n/l. 1. devoted 2. Chormah, a place in Israel It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include hormah and place. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- Chormah (khor-maw') n/l. 1. devoted 2. Chormah, a place in Israel
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- hormah and place
Meaning and Definition
Chormah (khor-maw') n/l. 1. devoted 2. Chormah, a place in Israel [from H2763] KJV: Hormah. Root(s): H2763
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2767. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H2767 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chormah, 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.
Hormah
Numbers 14:45
8×
place
Numbers 21:3
How Strong's H2767 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H2767 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 H2767 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
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.
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2767.
Then the Amalekites came down, and the Canaanites which dwelt in that hill, and smote them, and discomfited them, even unto Hormah.
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.
And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah.
The king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
And Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah,
And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah,
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.
And to them which were in Hormah, and to them which were in Chorashan, and to them which were in Athach,
And at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag,
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2767, grouped by book.
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 3 usages, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H2767 FAQ
What does chormah (חׇרְמָה) mean?
Chormah (Strong's H2767) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hormah". Chormah (khor-maw') n/l. 1. devoted 2. Chormah, a place in Israel
How many times is chormah (חׇרְמָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H2767 across 6 books.
Where can I study chormah (חׇרְמָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2767 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate chormah (חׇרְמָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as hormah and place. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.