Joram
yo.ram is a proper name identifying several men, chiefly the Israelite king called son of Ahab.
The attested forms function as a proper name for several individuals. Most occurrences identify the king called son of Ahab in accounts of war, illness, and Jehu’s conspiracy; other occurrences concern a king in Judah’s succession and two further men named in a genealogy or diplomatic visit.
Senses in use
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Israel’s king, son of Ahab · dominant
The supplied form is tagged Noun · Proper in references to the king called son of Ahab. In 2 Kings 8:28 the APB renders his going to battle at Ramoth-gilead and being struck by the Arameans; in 2 Kings 9:14 it renders Jehu’s conspiracy against him while he was keeping Ramoth Gilead.
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Judah’s king in royal succession · common
The same Noun · Proper tag identifies a king whose actions and succession are described in Judah. In 2 Kings 8:21 the APB renders his night attack on the Edomites, and in 2 Kings 8:24 it renders his burial in the city of David and Ahaziah’s succeeding him.
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Other named men · occasional
The form also occurs for men outside those royal narratives. In 1 Chronicles 26:25 the APB renders Joram as a son in Eliezer’s family line, while in 2 Samuel 8:10 it renders Toi sending his son Joram to David with articles of precious metals.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the name as “Joram,” but also uses “Jehoram” in clauses where the supplied form occurs, as in 2 Chronicles 22:5. These English spellings show its presentation of the verse rather than a separate meaning of the lemma.