Hormah

Hor´muh; Heb., “destruction” or “accursed”

A city in the region of Judea close to the border with Edom. In their first attempt to take the city the Israelites were defeated by the Canaanites and Amalek (Num 14:45; Deut 1:44). It was later subdued by Joshua in the conquest and was initially allotted to the tribe of Judah (Josh 15:30). Later it was considered the land of the tribe of Simeon (Josh 19:4; 1Chr 4:30; Josh 12:14). It was a center of Davidic sympathizers and thus received some of the spoils of David’s activity (1Sam 30:30).