Which term is defined as the Hebrew word for total destruction?

Which term is defined as the Hebrew word for total destruction?

• A. Faith
• B. Haram
• C. Genocide
• D. Ebed

Answer: (B)

Total destruction in biblical Hebrew is conveyed by the term cherem (often spelled herem), meaning a sacred ban or devotement to destruction. It signals that the object is set apart from ordinary use and, by command, is to be destroyed or removed as an act of obedience to God. The related word haram belongs to Arabic and means forbidden, which is similar in sense but not the Hebrew term being asked for here. Genocide is a modern English concept describing mass extermination of a people and doesn’t capture the specific biblical nuance of a ritual ban, while ebed means servant or slave and is unrelated. So the precise Hebrew term for this concept is cherem/herem, not haram.

Total destruction in biblical Hebrew is conveyed by the term cherem (often spelled herem), meaning a sacred ban or devotement to destruction. It signals that the object is set apart from ordinary use and, by command, is to be destroyed or removed as an act of obedience to God. The related word haram belongs to Arabic and means forbidden, which is similar in sense but not the Hebrew term being asked for here. Genocide is a modern English concept describing mass extermination of a people and doesn’t capture the specific biblical nuance of a ritual ban, while ebed means servant or slave and is unrelated. So the precise Hebrew term for this concept is cherem/herem, not haram.