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Hiram

חוּרָםStrong’s H2361

churam (chu-ram)

Appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Churam is the Hebrew word usually translated “huram”. It appears in 12 verses of the Old Testament.

“And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram.”
1 Chronicles 8:5 KJV
Meaning
  1. Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
  2. King of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
  3. A chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
How it's translated
  • huram 12
  • and huram 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Chronicles 10
  • 1 Chronicles 2

2 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

חוּרָם churam · Hiram

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.11 Another name of chi.ram (חִירָם "Hiram" H2438G) § Huram = "noble born" 1) son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 2) king of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram' 3) a chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.