Hiram
חוּרָםStrong’s H2438churam (chu-ram)
Appears in 18 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Churam is the Hebrew word usually translated “hiram”. It appears in 18 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.”
Meaning
- Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
- King of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
- A chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
- Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin
- King of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
- A chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'
How it's translated
- hiram 19
- to hiram 3
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 17
- 2 Samuel 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 5:1And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
- 1 Kings 5:2And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
- 1 Kings 5:7And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
- 1 Kings 5:8And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
- 1 Kings 5:10So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
- 1 Kings 5:11And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
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'
חוּרָם churam · Huram
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.7.13; also called Huram-abi (KJV: "Huram my father's") at 2Ch.2.13; 4.16; Another name of chi.ram (חִירָם "Hiram" H2438H) § 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.