חָרַם
haram (ḥāram)
/khaw-RAM/
“to devote to destruction, banish to God”
To dedicate completely to God through destruction, execute holy ban against idolatrous nations (Deuteronomy 7:2, Joshua 6:21).
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
Primitive root.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
utterly destroydevoteconsecrate
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H2763 חָרַם to devote to destruction, banish to God G0332 ἀναθεματίζω to devote to destruction, declare, invoke anathema
LXX conceptual translation: חָרַם (to devote to destruction, banish to God) -> ἀναθεματίζω (to devote to destruction, declare, invoke anathema)
Key Biblical Occurrences (6)
Foundational passages where חָרַם (haram) carries significant theological or narrative weight.