Lexical Definition

‎יוֹרָם‎ Yôwrâm (yo-rawm') Joram ^N:N-M-P
a form of ‎יְהוֹרָם‎

Joram.

• § Joram = "Jehovah is exalted"
• Joram, the name of three Israelites and one Syrian

1) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of Baal
2) son of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel and king of Israel himself for 12 years; he was murdered by Jehu on the plot of land for which his father had murdered Naboth thus fulfilling the prophecy of Elijah to the very letter
3) a Levite in the time of David and an ancestor of Shelomith
4) son of Toi, king of Hamath

See Greek: Ἰωράμ

Extended Information

name of: יְהוֹרָם

• A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.22.50
• son of: Jehoshaphat (יְהוֹשָׁפָט)
• brother of: Azariah (עֲזַרְיָה), Jehiel (יְחִיאֵל), Zechariah (זְכַרְיָה), Azariahu (עֲזַרְיָה), Michael (מִיכָאֵל) and Shephatiah (שְׁפַטְיָה); married to Athaliah (עֲתַלְיָה)
• father of: Ahaziah (אֲחַזְיָה) and Jehosheba (יְהוֹשֶׁבַע); also called Joram at 2Ki.8.21, 23, 24 11.2 2x
• Another name of ye.ho.ram (‎י‎ְ‎הו‎ֹ‎ר‎ָ‎ם‎ "Jehoram" יְהוֹרָם)