1 Samuel 15:21:71 Sam.15.21.W7TAB
הַחֵ֑רֶם
hakherem
“the devoted thing or ban”
- Transliteration
- ha-KHE-rem
- Extended
- hah-KHEH-rehm
- IPA
- /haˈħeːrɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- the devoted thing or ban
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-KHE-rem
- phraseyour reading level
re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem
- clause
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ha-AM meh-ha-sha-LAL TSON u-va-KAR re-SHIT ha-KHE-rem liz-BO-akh la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha ba-gil-GAL
Exegesis
The construct chain rēšît haḥêrem {רֵאשִׁ֣ית הַחֵ֑רֶם | rē-šît ha-ḥê-rem} links ‘first’ and ‘the ban,’ underscoring primacy and total devotion.
Root and etymology
Rootchet–resh–mem
“ban, devoted to destruction”
In context — 1 Samuel 15:21
The people took from the spoil, sheep and cattle—the first of what was devoted—to offer as a sacrifice to the LORD your God at Gilgal.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 15:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 15:21, so the Hebrew word הַחֵ֑רֶם (hakherem) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Sam.15.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.15.21.W7.S1) and character.