Ḥ-R-M (Modern Hebrew: ח–ר–מ; Arabic: ح–ر–م) is the triconsonantal root of many Semitic words, and many of those words are used as names. The basic meaning expressed by the root translates as "forbidden".
Arabic
See also: Muzdalifah § The Sacred Monument, and Pyramid of Djedkare IsesiNames
- Masjid al-Haram (Arabic: ٱلْـمَـسْـجِـد الْـحَـرَام); "The Sacred Mosque" – the mosque surrounding the Kaaba in Mecca
- Al-Bayṫ al-Ḥarām (Arabic: ٱلْـبَـيْـت الْـحَـرَام, "The Sacred House"); the Kaaba
- Muḥarram (Arabic: مُـحَـرَّم, "The Sanctified "); the first month of the Islamic calendar
- Al-Ḥaram ash-Sharîf (Arabic: ٱلْـحَـرَم الـشَّـرِيْـف, "The Noble Sanctuary"); the Temple Mount in Jerusalem
Concepts
- Maḥram (Arabic: مَـحْـرَم, "forbidden", "unmarriageable (kinsman)", also "no need to cover" (see also types of hijab), or an unforbidden person within the family)
- Iḥrâm (Arabic: إِحْـرَام); Hajj cloth, and the state of ritual consecration
- Ḥarīm (Arabic: حَـرِيْـم, "forbidden precinct"); women's area in a house, forbidden for non-Mahram men
- Ḥarām (Arabic: حَـرَام); ritually impure, or a forbidden thing
- Ḥaram (Arabic: حَـرَم); sanctuary
Hebrew and Aramaic concepts
- Ḥerem or Cherem (Hebrew: חרם, pl. Ḥāremōṫ (Hebrew: חָרְמוֹת) or Ḥarāmôṫ (Hebrew: חֲרָמוֹת)); a term with several applications
- Haḥrāmah (Hebrew: הַחְרָמָה); Confiscation (civil law)
See also
References
- ^ מוֹרפיקס (in Hebrew), Morfix.co.il, 2000–2018, retrieved 2018-03-25
- ^ התקבלו 5 פירושים במילון לחרמות (in Hebrew), Milog.co.il, retrieved 2018-03-25,
Hebrew dictionary
- ^ Quran 5:1-96
- ^ Adamec, Ludwig (2009). Historical Dictionary of Islam, 2nd Edition. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 102. ISBN 9780810861619.
- ^ Mohammad Taqi al-Modarresi (26 March 2016). The Laws of Islam (PDF). Enlight Press. ISBN 978-0994240989. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- מוֹרפיקס (in Hebrew), Morfix.co.il, 2000–2018, retrieved 2018-03-25
- הַחְרָמָה (in Hebrew), Milog.co.il, retrieved 2018-03-25
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