חׇרְמָה Hormah
Every verse in which this name stands — 9 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the occurrences our own corpus tags as this name, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.
A place in Palestine. The name stands nine times in the Tanakh, first at Numbers 14:45 and last at 1 Chronicles 4:30.
וַיֵּרֶד הָעֲמָלֵקִי וְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּהָר הַהוּא וַיַּכּוּם וַֽיַּכְּתוּם עַד־הַֽחָרְמָֽה
Then the Amalekite and the Canaanite, who dwelt in that hill-country, came down, and smote them and beat them down, even unto Hormah.
וַיִּשְׁמַע יְהוָה בְּקוֹל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתֵּן אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי וַיַּחֲרֵם אֶתְהֶם וְאֶת־עָרֵיהֶם וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם־הַמָּקוֹם חָרְמָֽה
And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities; and the name of the place was called Hormah.
וַיֵּצֵא הָאֱמֹרִי הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּהָר הַהוּא לִקְרַאתְכֶם וַיִּרְדְּפוּ אֶתְכֶם כַּאֲשֶׁר תַּעֲשֶׂינָה הַדְּבֹרִים וַֽיַּכְּתוּ אֶתְכֶם בְּשֵׂעִיר עַד־חָרְמָֽה
And the Amorites, that dwell in that hill-country, came out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and beat you down in Seir, even unto Hormah.
מֶלֶךְ חָרְמָה אֶחָד מֶלֶךְ עֲרָד אֶחָֽד
the king of Hormah, one; the king of Arad, one;
וְאֶלְתּוֹלַד וּכְסִיל וְחָרְמָֽה
and Eltolad, and Chesil, and Hormah;
וְאֶלְתּוֹלַד וּבְתוּל וְחָרְמָֽה
and Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hormah;
וַיֵּלֶךְ יְהוּדָה אֶת־שִׁמְעוֹן אָחִיו וַיַּכּוּ אֶת־הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי יוֹשֵׁב צְפַת וַיַּחֲרִימוּ אוֹתָהּ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שֵׁם־הָעִיר חָרְמָֽה
And Judah went with Simeon his brother, and they smote the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly destroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah.
וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּחָרְמָה וְלַאֲשֶׁר בְּבוֹר־עָשָׁן וְלַאֲשֶׁר בַּעֲתָֽךְ
and to them that were in Hormah, and to them that were in Bor-ashan, and to them that were in Athach;
וּבִבְתוּאֵל וּבְחָרְמָה וּבְצִֽיקְלָֽג
and at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag;
Quick answers
What is the gematria of Hormah?
Hormah — חרמה in Hebrew — has a gematria of 253 in the standard method.
How many times is Hormah named in the Tanakh?
9 times, first at Numbers 14:45.
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