Strong H297אֲחִירָם

Ahiram

Transliteration
'ăchîyrâm
Pronunciation
akh-ee-rawm'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

From H251 and H7311; brother of height (that {is} high);
{Achiram} an Israelite: - Ahiram.

Meaning of the name

Ahiram = "my brother is exalted" or "brother or (the) lofty"

Detailed definition

A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.26.38;
son of: Benjamin (H1144);
brother of: Bela (H1106A), Becher (H1071), Ashbel (H788), Gera (H1617), Naaman (H5283), Ehi (H278), Rosh (H7220), Muppim (H4649), Huppim (H2650H), Ard (H714) and Jediael (H3043)
Also named: a.chi.ra.mi (אֲחִירָמִי "Ahiramite" H298)

In the biblical story

Ahiram

Son of Benjamin, founder of the Ahiramite clan

Ahiram, also known as Aharah or Ehi, was a son of Benjamin and the founder of the Ahiramite clan. (Num.26.38; 1Ch.8.1; Gen.46.21)

In the Bible

Strong H297 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • ahiram1

First verses

  1. Numbers 26:38
    The sons of Benjamin after their families: of Bela, the family of the Belaites: of Ashbel, the family of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family of the Ahiramites:
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