Strong H2438H2438Hחִירָם
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 1Ki.7.13; also called Huram-abi (KJV: "Huram my father's") at 2Ch.2.13; 4.16;
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
A skilled craftsman from Tyre.
Hiram, a skilled craftsman from Tyre, was commissioned by Solomon to create the bronze furnishings for the temple.
In the Bible
Strong H2438H appears in 3 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- hiram3
First verses
- 1 Kings 7:13And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
- 1 Kings 7:40And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord:
- 1 Kings 7:45And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the Lord, were of bright brass.