Bible Dictionary

Horem

The name Horem means “an offering dedicated to God”.

Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897

Consecrated, one of the fenced cities of Naphtali (Josh. 19:38).

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863

(sacred), one of the fortified places in the territory of Naphtali; named with Iron and Migdalel. (Joshua 19:38) Van Deuteronomy Velde suggests Hurah as the site of Horem.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915

ho'-rem (chorem, "consecrated"): One of the fenced cities in the territory of Naphtali (Jos 19:38), named with Iron and Migdal-el. It may possibly be identified with the modern Hurah, which lies on a mound at the South end of Wady el-`Ain, to the West of Qedes.