Strong H3088H3088Iיְהוֹרָם

Joram

One of the 3 senses of Strong H3088

Transliteration
yehôrâm
Pronunciation
yeh-ho-rawm'
Morphology
Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person

Definition

A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.1.17;
son of: Ahab (H256) and Jezebel (H348);
brother of: Joash (H3101H), Ahaziah (H274) and Athaliah (H6271); also called Jehoram at 2Ki.1.17a; 3.1,6; 1x,6,7;
Another spelling of yo.ram (יוֹרָם "Joram" H3141H)

Meaning of the name

Jehoram or Joram = "Jehovah is exalted"

General definition

From H3068 and H7311; Jehovah-raised;
{Jehoram} the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites: - {Jehoram} Joram. Compare H3141 .

In the biblical story

Joram

King of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat

Joram (or Jehoram), the son of Jehoshaphat, was king of Judah and reigned for eight years.

In the Bible

Strong H3088I appears in 11 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • jehoram6
  • joram4
  • pass1

First verses

  1. 2 Kings 1:17
    So he died according to the word of the Lord which Elijah had spoken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second year of Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah; because he had no son.
  2. 2 Kings 3:1
    Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
  3. 2 Kings 3:6
    And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
  4. 2 Kings 9:15
    But king Joram was returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria.) And Jehu said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel.
  5. 2 Kings 9:17
    And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the company of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Is it peace?
  6. 2 Kings 9:21
    And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was made ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out, each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
  7. 2 Kings 9:22
    And it came to pass, when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And he answered, What peace, so long as the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so many?
  8. 2 Kings 9:23
    And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah.
  9. 2 Kings 9:24
    And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heart, and he sunk down in his chariot.
  10. 2 Chronicles 22:5
    He walked also after their counsel, and went with Jehoram the son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria at Ramoth–gilead: and the Syrians smote Joram.
  11. 2 Chronicles 22:7
    And the destruction of Ahaziah was of God by coming to Joram: for when he was come, he went out with Jehoram against Jehu the son of Nimshi, whom the Lord had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.
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