What does "Hormah" mean in the Bible?

What does the Bible say about Hormah?

HOR'MAH (place desolated), a royal city of the Canaanites; assigned to Simeon. Num 14:45; Num 21:1-3; Deut 1:44; Josh 12:14; Josh 19:4. It was first known as Zephath or "watch-tower," Judg 1:17; was destroyed after the Conquest; was rebuilt. 1 Sam 30:30; 1 Chr 4:30. Robinson identified Zephath with the pass es-Sufah, but Palmer and Drake, with greater certainty, locate it at Sebaiteh, the equivalent for the Hebrew "watch-tower." The ruins are 500 yards long by 200 or 300 yards wide, and comprise churches, a tower, and two reservoirs of water. The streets can also be traced. It is about 20 miles from 'Ain Gadis (Kadesh), and a ruined fort 3 miles from the town commands the only pass through which the city could be approached. Palmer suggests that the fortress was the sephath, or "watch-tower," and Sebaista the city. Conder suggests Horun as ancient Hormah, but until further exploration Palmer's view seems the most probable.

What is the Hebrew word for Hormah?

Where does Hormah appear in the Bible?

Hormah is referenced in 9 verses across 6 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.

• 1 Chronicles 4:30
• 1 Samuel 30:30
• Deuteronomy 1:44
• Judges 1:17
• Joshua 12:14
• Joshua 15:30
• Joshua 19:4
• Numbers 14:45
• Numbers 21:3

What else appears in these passages?

These turn up in the same passages as Hormah.