cher.mon names a mountain used as a territorial landmark and as the setting for dew, travel, and nearby peoples.

The term is consistently a proper geographic name. Most occurrences place it in boundary descriptions, territorial extent, or regional location; other verses use the mountain as the source of descending dew or as a point of departure in a travel summons.

1. A named mountain in territorial and regional settings · dominant

   The form is tagged as a proper noun throughout. In Deuteronomy 3:8 the APB renders a land extent "as far as Mount Hermon," while Joshua 11:3 places the Hivite "under (Mount) Hermon" and Joshua 12:5 includes it within a ruler's territory. Psalm 133:3 and Song of Songs 4:8 retain the same named mountain in imagery of dew descending and in a summons to journey from its head.

   Deuteronomy 3:8Joshua 11:3Joshua 12:5Joshua 13:5Psalm 133:3Song of Songs 4:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the name as "Mount Hermon" or "(Mount) Hermon," while Deuteronomy 4:48 uses "Hermon" in an explanatory parenthesis and Song of Songs 4:8 has "Senir and Hermon." Psalm 89:13 does not clearly show how its occurrence is reflected in English.