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Hebrew
Etymology
Compare with Arabic ح ر م (ḥ r m)
Noun
חֵרֶם • (ḥērem) m
- excommunication (act of excommunicating or ejecting), anathema, 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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Etymology
From Hebrew חֵרֶם (khérem).
Noun
חרם • (kheyrem) m, plural חרמות (kharomes)
- excommunication, expulsion from the Jewish community