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Ḥ-R-M
Ḥ-R-M
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
Names
Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām
; "The
Holy
Mosque"
&mdash
; the
mosque
surrounding
the
Kaaba
in
Mecca
Al-Bayṫ al-Ḥarām
; the Kaaba
Muḥarram
; the first month of the
Islamic calendar
Al-Ḥaram ash-Sharîf
; the
Temple Mount
in
Jerusalem
Concepts
Maḥram
"
, also "no
need to
cover"
Iḥrâm
;
Hajj
cloth
, and the state of
ritual
consecration
Ḥarīm
;
women's
area in a house,
forbidden
for non-
Mahram
men
Ḥarām
;
ritually impure
, or a
forbidden food
Ḥaram
;
sanctuary
Hebrew
and Aramaic
concepts
Ḥerem
or
Cherem
or
Ḥarāmôṫ
); a term with several
applications
Haḥrāmah
;
Confiscation