Strong H48H48Hאֲבִירָם

Abiram

One of the 2 senses of Strong H48

Transliteration
'ăbîyrâm
Pronunciation
ab-ee-rawm'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.34;
son of: Hiel (H2419);
brother of: Segub (H7687)

Meaning of the name

Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father"

General definition

From H1 and H7311; father of height (that {is} lofty);
{Abiram} the name of two Israelites: - Abiram.

In the biblical story

Abiram

Firstborn son of Hiel the Bethelite

Abiram, the firstborn son of Hiel the Bethelite, died when his father laid the foundation of Jericho (1Ki.16.34).

In the Bible

Strong H48H appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

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First verses

  1. 1 Kings 16:34
    In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
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