What Does “Anathema” Mean in the Bible?
Something set apart for God and completely destroyed. Also a condemnation by the Church of a serious error.
Where it appears in the Bible
Joshua 6:17
What the Bible says
Joshua 6:17
And let this city be an anathema, and all things that are in it, to the Lord. Let only Rahab the harlot live, with all that are with her in the house: for she hid the messengers whom we sent.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “anatema”