Lev 27:28-29 | TNotes | STEP | 27:28 specially set apart (Hebrew kherem ): Such an act of devotion was irrevocable. The person, animal, or property devoted this way was dedicated to the service of the sanctuary in a manner defined by the priest.

‏ Leviticus 27:28-29

27:28 ^a specially set apart (Hebrew kherem): Such an act of devotion was irrevocable. The person, animal, or property devoted this way was dedicated to the service of the sanctuary in a manner defined by the priest.
27:29 ^b set apart for destruction (Hebrew kherem): The context here is the war for the conquest of Canaan, when cities, animals, and people deemed holy to some other god were set apart to be destroyed.