Numbers 21:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֜ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֨ע
(vai·yish·ma)
8085: to heara prim. root
the voiceבְּקֹ֣ול
(be·ko·vl)
6963: sound, voicefrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֙
(vai·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
up the Canaanites;הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֔י
(hak·ke·na·'a·ni,)
3669a: inhab. of Canaanfrom Kenaan
then they utterly destroyedוַיַּחֲרֵ֥ם
(vai·ya·cha·rem)
2763a: to ban, devote, exterminatea prim. root
them and their cities.עָרֵיהֶ֑ם
(a·rei·hem;)
5892b: city, townof uncertain derivation
Thus the nameשֵׁם־
(shem-)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
of the placeהַמָּקֹ֖ום
(ham·ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
was calledוַיִּקְרָ֥א
(vai·yik·ra)
7121: to call, proclaim, reada prim. root
Hormah.חָרְמָֽה׃
(cha·re·mah.)
2767: "asylum," a place in Simeonfrom charam


















KJV Lexicon
And the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
hearkened
shama`  (shaw-mah')
to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)
to the voice
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and delivered up
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
the Canaanites
Kna`aniy  (ken-ah-an-ee')
a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar (the Canaanites standing for their neighbors the Ishmaelites, who conducted mercantile caravans) -- Canaanite, merchant, trafficker.
and they utterly destroyed
charam  (khaw-ram')
to seclude; specifically (by a ban) to devote to religious uses (especially destruction); physical and reflexive, to be blunt as to the nose
them and their cities
`iyr  (eer)
or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
and he called
qara'  (kaw-raw')
to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
the name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
of the place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
Hormah
Chormah  (khor-maw')
devoted; Chormah, a place in Palestine -- Hormah.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD heard the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites; then they utterly destroyed them and their cities. Thus the name of the place was called Hormah.

King James Bible
And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD listened to Israel's request, the Canaanites were defeated, and Israel completely destroyed them and their cities. So they named the place Hormah.

International Standard Version
When the LORD heard what Israel had decided to do, he delivered the Canaanites to them, and Israel exterminated them and their cities. They named the place Hormah.

NET Bible
The LORD listened to the voice of Israel and delivered up the Canaanites, and they utterly destroyed them and their cities. So the name of the place was called Hormah.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD listened to the Israelites and handed the Canaanites over to them. They destroyed the Canaanites and their cities. So they called the place Hormah [Claimed for Destruction].

King James 2000 Bible
And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Canaanites; and they utterly destroyed them and their cities: and he called the name of the place Hormah.
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