Numbers 21:3

The LORD listened to Israel's request and handed the Canaanites over to them. Israel completely destroyed them and their cities. So the place was named Hormah.

Numbers 21:3, Readable English Bible (READ)

Note: Hormah sounds like the Hebrew word for "destruction."

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Previous · Numbers 21:2Then Israel made a vow to the LORD. They said, "If you will hand these people over to us, we will destroy their cities completely." Next · Numbers 21:4Then they set out from Mount Hor along the road toward the Red Sea. They went that way to go around the land of Edom. But the people grew impatient on the way.