Kherem (חרם) means excommunication in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
excommunication
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Kherem.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1לשון המקראדבר שנאסר לשימוש או שהוקדש לה'.
אַךְ־כָּל־חֵרֶם אֲשֶׁר יַחֲרִם אִישׁ לַה' מִכָּל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ מֵאָדָם וּבְהֵמָה וּמִשְּׂדֵה אֲחֻזָּתוֹ לֹא יִמָּכֵר, וְלֹא יִגָּאֵל כָּל־חֵרֶם, קֹדֶשׁ־קָדָשִׁים הוּא לַה'.
- 2לשון המקראמוות, הריגה; מה שהוחלט להשמידו, בדרך כלל במלחמה.
- 3נידויו של אדם מהחברה; נידוי מדינה או ארגון והפעלת סנקציות עליהם.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Kherem is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- חֵרֶם
- Written without vowel points
- חרם
- Said
- kherem
- Root
- ח־ר־מ
- Pattern
- קֵטֶל
- Plural
- חֲרָמִים
- Inflections
- ר' חֲרָמִים, חֶרְמֵי־; גם: חֲרָמוֹת, חֶרְמוֹת־; חֵרֶם־
- Gematria
- 248
This is how Kherem is said in other languages.
- English
- excommunication
- Arabic
- تحريم
These words rhyme with Kherem.
The word Kherem is part of these phrases and sayings.
- חרם דרבנו גרשום
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The word Kherem comes from the root ח־ר־מ, like these words.
These words come before and after Kherem in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kherem.
What does Kherem (חרם) mean in Hebrew?
Kherem (חרם) means excommunication. It is said kherem, with the stress on khe.
What rhymes with Kherem (חרם)?
Words that rhyme with Kherem (חרם) include זרם, כרם, and גרם.
Is Kherem (חרם) masculine or feminine?
The word Kherem (חרם) is a masculine noun, and its plural is חֲרָמִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry חרם of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.