How many times is Hermon mentioned in the Bible?
The word Hermon appears 15 times in the King James Version, in 14 verses. It is found in 6 of the 66 books. The World English Bible uses Hermon 16 times.
Hermon in the King James Version and the World English Bible
Each form of Hermon counted in each translation.
| Form | KJV | WEB |
|---|---|---|
| Hermon | 15 | 16 |
| Total | 15 | 16 |
What the name Hermon means
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hermon as "anathema; devoted to destruction".
This is the 1869 traditional meaning; modern scholars often read names differently.
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Source: Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869), checked 2026-10-22.
Which books mention Hermon most
Hermon appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (6), then Deuteronomy (3) and 1 Chronicles (2).
First and last mention of Hermon
And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;
Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon: look from the top of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions’ dens, from the mountains of the leopards.
The verse that uses it most is 1 Chronicles 5:23, 2 times:
And the children of the half tribe of Manasseh dwelt in the land: they increased from Bashan unto Baal-hermon and Senir, and unto mount Hermon.
Where the two translations differ
0 verses match in the KJV but not in the World English Bible, and 1 verse matches only in the World English Bible, usually because the other translation chose a different word there.
Psalm 42:6: counted in the World English Bible only
O my God, my soul is cast down within me: therefore will I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar.
My God, my soul is in despair within me. Therefore I remember you from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon, from the hill Mizar.
Common questions
How many times is Hermon in the Old Testament and the New Testament?
In the King James Version, counting every form, 15 of the 15 uses are in the Old Testament and 0 in the New Testament. Hermon appears in 6 books of the 66 in the King James Version. Joshua has the most (6), then Deuteronomy (3) and 1 Chronicles (2).
Where is Hermon first mentioned in the Bible?
The first use in the King James Version is Deuteronomy 3:8: "And we took at that time out of the hand of the two kings of the Amorites the land that was on this side Jordan, from the river of Arnon unto mount Hermon;" The last is Song of Solomon 4:8.
What does the name Hermon mean in the Bible?
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary glosses Hermon as "anathema; devoted to destruction".
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Counted by Bible Says About from the full public-domain text of the King James Version (1769 edition) and the World English Bible. Verse text only: headings and psalm titles are left out. A word is a run of letters: a hyphenated name like Beer-sheba counts as two, and an apostrophe stays inside its word (LORD'S is one). Matching ignores capital letters. Data compiled 2026-10-22.