Lexicon
חוּרָם
chu.ram
H2361
N:N-M-P Hebrew

Hiram

12
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

chu.ram is a personal name used in genealogical lists and in accounts of work, royal exchange, and ships connected with Solomon.

The form is consistently tagged as a proper noun and functions as a personal name: it occurs in a genealogy, in statements about building work, and in accounts involving Solomon, cities, servants, and ships.

Senses in use

  1. Personal name in narrative and genealogical accounts · dominant

    Each cited form is tagged Noun · Proper. In 1 Chronicles 8:5 the APB renders a genealogical list ending “and Hiram”; in 2 Chronicles 4:11 it renders the named person as making vessels and completing work for King Solomon, while 2 Chronicles 8:18 and 2 Chronicles 9:21 place Hiram's servants and ships in maritime activity.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the proper name as “Hiram,” including in genealogical, work, and maritime clauses. Its English wording does not show the name in 2 Chronicles 2:2 or 2 Chronicles 2:10, although the supplied original forms occur there.

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