Strong H2438H2438Gחִירָם

Hiram

One of the 2 senses of Strong H2438

Transliteration
chîyrâm chîyrôm
Pronunciation
{khee-rawm'} khee-rome'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.11
Also named: chu.ram (חוּרָם "Hiram" H2361)

Meaning of the name

Hiram, Huram = "noble"

General definition

Another form of H2361; Chiram or {Chirom} the name of two Tyrians: - {Hiram} Huram.

In the biblical story

Hiram

King of Tyre, ally of David and Solomon.

Hiram, king of Tyre, provided materials and craftsmen for the construction of David's palace and Solomon's temple and palace.

In the Bible

Strong H2438G appears in 15 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • hiram13
  • pass1
  • s1

First verses

  1. 2 Samuel 5:11
    And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
  2. 1 Kings 5:1
    And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
  3. 1 Kings 5:2
    And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
  4. 1 Kings 5:7
    And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
  5. 1 Kings 5:8
    And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
  6. 1 Kings 5:10
    So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
  7. 1 Kings 5:11
    And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
  8. 1 Kings 5:12
    And the Lord gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
  9. 1 Kings 5:18
    And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
  10. 1 Kings 9:11
    (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
  11. 1 Kings 9:12
    And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
  12. 1 Kings 9:14
    And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
  13. 1 Kings 9:27
    And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
  14. 1 Kings 10:11
    And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
  15. 1 Kings 10:22
    For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
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