Lexical Definition
חִירָם Chîyrâm (khee-rawm') Hiram N:N-M-P
or חִירוֹם Chîyrôwm (khee-rome'); another form of חוּרָם
Hiram, Huram.
- § Hiram, Huram = "noble"
- Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians
1) the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon
2) the chief architect and engineer of Solomon's temple sent by King Hiram to Solomon
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Χιραμ | Hiram made | LXX.2Chr.4.16 |
| Χιράμ | Hiram completed | LXX.2Chr.4.11 |
| Hiram gave | LXX.2Chr.8.2 | |
| Hiram made | LXX.2Chr.4.11 | |
| Hiram said | LXX.2Chr.2.12 | |
| Hiram sent | LXX.2Chr.8.18 | |
| Χειράμ | Hiram | LXX.2Sam.5.11 • LXX.1Kgs.5.1 • LXX.1Kgs.5.1 • LXX.1Kgs.5.2 • LXX.1Kgs.5.12 • LXX.1Kgs.7.13 • LXX.1Kgs.9.11 • LXX.1Chr.14.1 • LXX.2Chr.2.3 • LXX.2Chr.2.11 • LXX.2Chr.2.13 |
| Hiram came forth | LXX.1Kgs.9.12 | |
| Hiram completed | LXX.1Kgs.7.40 | |
| Hiram heard | LXX.1Kgs.5.7 | |
| Hiram made | LXX.1Kgs.7.40 • LXX.1Kgs.7.45 | |
| Hiram said | LXX.1Kgs.9.13 | |
| Hiram sent | LXX.1Kgs.5.8 • LXX.1Kgs.9.14 • LXX.1Kgs.9.27 | |
| Hiram was | LXX.1Kgs.5.10 | |
| of Hiram | LXX.1Kgs.5.18 • LXX.1Kgs.10.11 • LXX.1Kgs.10.22 • LXX.2Chr.9.10 • LXX.2Chr.9.21 | |
| to Hiram | LXX.1Kgs.5.11 • LXX.1Kgs.5.11 • LXX.1Kgs.9.11 |
Brown-Driver-Briggs
חִירָם proper name, masculine Hiram (Phoenician חרם; abbreviated from foregoing) — ׳ח 2Sam 5:11 + 18 t. 1 Kings + Kt 1Chr 14:1; 2Chr 4:11; 2Chr 9:10 (all Qr חוּרָם); חִירוֺם 1Kgs 5:24* 1 Ki 5:32; 1Kgs 7:40 also חוּרָם 1Chr 8:5 + 9 t. Chronicles —
1. king of Tyre, contemporary of David & Solomon 2Sam 5:11; 1Kgs 5:15* (twice in verse); 1Kgs 5:16*; 1Kgs 5:21*; 1Kgs 5:22*; 1Kgs 5:24*; 1Kgs 5:25* (twice in verse); 1Kgs 5:26* 5:32; 1Kgs 9:11 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 9:12; 1Kgs 9:14; 1Kgs 9:27; 1Kgs 10:11; 1Kgs 10:12; 1Chr 14:1; 2Chr 2:2*; 2Chr 2:10*; 2Chr 2:11*; 2Chr 8:2; 2Chr 8:18; 2Chr 9:10; 2Chr 9:21.
2. an artificer of Tyre, sent by Hiram the king 1Kgs 7:13; 1Kgs 7:40 (twice in verse); 1Kgs 7:45; 2Chr 2:12*; 2Chr 4:11 (twice in verse); 2Chr 4:16.
3. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:5.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 2 Samuel | 5:11 |
| 1 Kings | 5:15* · 5:16* · 5:21* · 5:22* · 5:24* · 5:25* · 5:26* · 7:13 · 7:40 · 7:45 · 9:11 · 9:12 · 9:14 · 9:27 · 10:11 · 10:12 |
| 1 Chronicles | 8:5 · 14:1 |
| 2 Chronicles | 2:2* · 2:10* · 2:11* · 2:12* · 4:11 · 4:16 · 8:2 · 8:18 · 9:10 · 9:21 |