חרם

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Hebrew[edit]

Root
ח־ר־ם (ḥ-r-m)

Etymology[edit]

Compare with Arabic ح ر م (ḥ r m)

Noun[edit]

חֵרֶם (ḥēremm

  1. excommunication (act of excommunicating or ejecting), taboo, dedication, consecration
    • Book of Joshua 6, 17:
      והיתה העיר חרם היא וכל־אשר־בה ליהוה רק רחב הזונה תחיה היא וכל־אשר אתה בבית כי החבאתה את־המלאכים אשר שלחנו
      The city and all in it shall be destroyed as a dedication to the Lord. Only Rahab the prostitute and all who are with her in the house shall live, for she hid the scouts we had sent.

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew חֵרֶם (khérem).

Noun[edit]

חרם (kheyremm, plural חרמות (kharomes)

  1. excommunication, expulsion from the Jewish community