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Lexicon :: Strong's H2361 - ḥûrām

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חוּרָם
Transliteration
ḥûrām
Pronunciation
khoo-rawm'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably from חוּר (H2353)
Strong’s Definitions

חוּרָם Chûwrâm, khoo-rawm'; probably from H2353; whiteness, i.e. noble; Churam, the name of an Israelite and two Syrians:—Huram. Compare H2438.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2361 in the following manner: Huram (12x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H2361 in the following manner: Huram (12x), variant (1x).

  1. Huram = "noble born"

    1. son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin

    2. king of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'

    3. a chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוּרָם Chûwrâm, khoo-rawm'; probably from H2353; whiteness, i.e. noble; Churam, the name of an Israelite and two Syrians:—Huram. Compare H2438.
STRONGS H2361: Abbreviations
1 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 4:11; 9:10 (all Qr חוּרָם) ... חוּרָם 1 Chronicles 8:5 + 9 times Chronicles —
1. king of Tyre, contemporary of David & Solomon ... 2 Chronicles 2:2 [2 Chronicles 2:3]; 2 Chronicles 2:10-11 [2 Chronicles 2:11-12]; 2 Chronicles 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21.
2. an artificer of Tyre, sent by Hiram the king ... 2 Chronicles 2:12; 2 Chronicles 4:11 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 4:16.
3. a Benjamite 1 Chronicles 8:5.

This is a portion of the full BDB entry H2438.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Chronicles

8:5; 8:5; 14:1

2 Chronicles

2:3; 2:11; 2:12; 2:12; 4:11; 4:11; 4:16; 8:2; 8:18; 9:10; 9:10; 9:21

H2361

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2361 matches the Hebrew חוּרָם (ḥûrām),
which occurs 12 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 8:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 8:5 - Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:3 - Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram[fn] at Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:11 - King Hiram sent this letter of reply to Solomon: “It is because the LORD loves his people that he has made you their king!

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:12 - Praise the LORD, the God of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth! He has given King David a wise son, gifted with skill and understanding, who will build a Temple for the LORD and a royal palace for himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 2:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 2:13 - “I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:11 - Huram-abi also made the necessary washbasins, shovels, and bowls.
So at last Huram-abi completed everything King Solomon had assigned him to make for the Temple of God:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:16 - the ash buckets, the shovels, the meat hooks, and all the related articles. Huram-abi made all these things of burnished bronze for the Temple of the LORD, just as King Solomon had directed.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:2 - Solomon turned his attention to rebuilding the towns that King Hiram[fn] had given him, and he settled Israelites in them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 8:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 8:18 - Hiram sent him ships commanded by his own officers and manned by experienced crews of sailors. These ships sailed to Ophir with Solomon’s men and brought back to Solomon almost seventeen tons[fn] of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:10 - (In addition, the crews of Hiram and Solomon brought gold from Ophir, and they also brought red sandalwood[fn] and precious jewels.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:21 - The king had a fleet of trading ships[fn] manned by the sailors sent by Hiram.[fn] Once every three years the ships returned, loaded with gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.[fn]
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