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ḥrm, ḥrmˀ (ḥrem, ḥermā) n.m. ban; sacred object
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ban, banned spoil of war
JLAtg, Gal, PTA, CPA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
TgO Lev27:21↗ כַחקַל חִרמָא"חַרמָא" לְכָהְנָא תְהֵי אַחסָנְתֵיה‏ : his field shall be like a field banned for the priest ; TgO Deut13:18↗ וְלָא יִדבַק בִידָך מִידָעַם מִן חִרמָא‏ : nothing from the ban may stay in your possession ; PalLaws4(1) 1:14↗ וחרמיה דיהושע בר נון עלוי‏ : with Joshua's ban on him ; TN Deut13:18↗ text not cited ; CPA(le97) Deut 13:17↗ ܘܟܠܘܡ ܠܐ ܝܕܒܘܩ ܒܐܝܕܟ ܡܢ ܚܪܡܐ‏ : nothing of the banned spoil must remain with you ; AphDem21.407:8↗ ܠܥܟܪ ܕܓܢܒ ܡܢ ܚܪܡܐ‏ ; TgIChron 2:7↗ מטול דשקר בחרמא‏ : because he lied about the banned spoil
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excommunication
Syr, JBAmb
JSB5 411:3↗ ܐܝܬ ܠܗ ܠܟܗܢܐ ܚܪܡܐ ܕܡܫܟܚ ܢܦܫܐ ܢܦܣܘܩ‏ : the priest has excommunication, which can cut off the soul ; JBABowl 40.1:4↗ מן חיסמא דחסמה {ענ} עינא בישתא דבני אינשה בישי וחירמין מן רבה‏ : †
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devoted object
Palmyrene, Nabatean, Gal, PTA, Sam, Syr, LJLA
JMP 4.1.R(18)↗ כל נדרין ואסרין ושבועין וחרמין דאית עלה‏ : all the vows, bonds, oaths, and devoted objects for which she is liable ; TNM Lev27:29↗ כל חרמה דמתחרם מן בר נשא‏ ; SamTgJ Lev27:29↗ כל חרם דיתחרם‏ ; P Lv27:28↗ ܟܠ ܚܪܡܐ ܕܡܚܪܡ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ܂ ܡܢ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܝܬ ܠܗ‏ : every devoted thing a man devotes to the Lord from whatever he possesses ; KolNidrei כָּל נִדרֵי וֶאֱסָרֵי וּשְבוּעֵי וַחְַרָמֵי וְקוֹנָמֵי וְכִנּוּיֵי‏
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šṭry ḥrmyn : votive records
Nabatean
NabTomb 39:5↗ wlˀ ytqbr bqbrˀ dnh ˀnwš klh lhn mn dy ktyb lh tnˀ mqbr bšṭry ḥrmyˀ ˀnw ˁd ˁlm : no one at all may ever be buried in this tomb except for one whose burial is written here in these votive records
3
curse, incantation
Syr
LSt.135:26↗ ܘܐܠܐ ܠܐ ܛܒܐ ܨܠܘܬܐ ܕܪ̈ܓܠܝ܂ ܐܝܟ ܚܪ̈ܡܐ ܕܪܫܝ܂ ܘܦ݂ܩܕ ܪܫܢܐ ܘ݂ܝܗܒ ܠܗ ܦܘܩܝܠܐ ̈‏ : but the prayer of my feet is not as good as the curses of my head! So the nobleman had him given a kerchief
(1)
absolute as predicate : cursed be, God forbid
Syr
IA2 18:v147 ܚܪܡ ܕܐܬܪܥܝܬ ܕܡܢ ܫܘܬ܂ ܢ݁ܣܒ ܐܢܐ ܠܗ܂ ܐܠܐ ܒܛܝܒܘ‏ : God forbid I thought that I am worthy to take it other than by Grace ; DeathSatan3 27↗ ܚܪܸܡ ܦܽܘܡܵܟ‏ : cursed be your mouth
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anathema, formal curse
Syr
Philal 162:9↗ ܚܪܡܐ ܗ݀ܘ ܕܥܣܪܐ ܕܩܕܝܫܐ ܩܘܪܝܠܘܣ‏ : the Tenth Anathema of St. Cyril
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Page refs. in other dictionaries: LS2: 493[257]DJPA: 215aDJBA: 459aJastrow: 504J. Payne-Smith: 158Levy Ch-W: 1:282Tal Sam: 295aDNWSI: 405DCPA[Schulthess]: 139[69]

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