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Lexicon :: Strong's H2438 - ḥîrām

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חִירָם
Transliteration
ḥîrām
Pronunciation
khee-rawm'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Another form of חוּרָם (H2361)
Strong’s Definitions

חִירָם Chîyrâm, khee-rawm'; or
חִירוֹם Chîyrôwm, khee-rome'; another form of H2361; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians:—Hiram, Huram.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x

The KJV translates Strong's H2438 in the following manner: Hiram (23x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 24x
The KJV translates Strong's H2438 in the following manner: Hiram (23x), variant (1x).

  1. Hiram, Huram = "noble"

    1. the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon

    2. the chief architect and engineer of Solomon's temple sent by King Hiram to Solomon

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חִירָם Chîyrâm, khee-rawm'; or
חִירוֹם Chîyrôwm, khee-rome'; another form of H2361; Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians:—Hiram, Huram.
STRONGS H2438: Abbreviations
† חִירָם proper name, masculine Hiram (Phoenician חרם; abbreviated from foregoing H297) — ח׳ 2 Samuel 5:11 + 18 times 1 Kings + Kt [H2361 1 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 4:11; 9:10] (all Qr חוּרָם); חִירוֺם 1 Kings 5:24 [1 Kings 5:10]; 1 Kings 5:32 [1 Kings 5:18]; 1 Kings 7:40; also חוּרָם [H2361 1 Chronicles 8:5] + 9 times Chronicles —
1. king of Tyre, contemporary of David & Solomon 2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:15 [1 Kings 5:1] (twice in verse); 1 Kings 5:16 [1 Kings 5:2]; 1 Kings 5:21 [1 Kings 5:7]; 1 Kings 5:22 [1 Kings 5:8]; 1 Kings 5:24 [1 Kings 5:10]; 1 Kings 5:25 [1 Kings 5:11] (twice in verse); 1 Kings 5:26 [1 Kings 5:12]; 1 Kings 5:32 [1 Kings 5:18]; 1 Kings 9:11 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 9:12, 14, 27; 1 Kings 10:11, 22; 1 Chronicles 14:1;
[H2361 2 Chronicles 2:3; 2 Chronicles 2:11-18; 2 Chronicles 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21].
2. an artificer of Tyre, sent by Hiram the king 1 Kings 7:13, 40 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 7:45;
[H2361 2 Chronicles 2:12; 4:11] (twice in verse); [H2361 2 Chronicles 4:16].
3. a Benjamite [H2361 1 Chronicles 8:5].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

5:11; 5:11

1 Kings

5:1; 5:2; 5:7; 5:8; 5:10; 5:10; 5:11; 5:12; 5:18; 5:18; 7:13; 7:40; 7:45; 9:11; 9:12; 10:11

1 Chronicles

14:1

H2438

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Strong's Number H2438 matches the Hebrew חִירָם (ḥîrām),
which occurs 26 times in 21 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Then Hiram H2438 king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and craftsmen of wood and craftsmen of stone walls; and they built a house for David.

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[fn]Then Hiram H2438 king of Tyre sent his servants to Solomon, when he heard that they had anointed him king in place of his father, for Hiram H2438 had [fn]always been one who loved David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:2 - And Solomon sent word to Hiram H2438, saying,

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Now it happened, when Hiram H2438 heard the words of Solomon, he was very glad and said, “Blessed be Yahweh today, who has given to David a wise son over this great people.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - So Hiram H2438 sent word to Solomon, saying, “I have heard the message which you have sent me; I will do [fn]what you desire concerning the cedar and cypress timber.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - So [fn]Hiram H2438 [fn]gave Solomon [fn]as much as he desired of the cedar and cypress timber.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:11 - Solomon then gave Hiram H2438 [fn]20,000 kors of wheat as food for his household, and [fn]20 kors of beaten oil; thus Solomon would give Hiram H2438 year by year.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:12 - Now Yahweh gave wisdom to Solomon, just as He [fn]promised him; and there was peace between Hiram H2438 and Solomon, and the two of them cut a covenant.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:18 - So Solomon’s builders and [fn]Hiram’s H2438 builders and the Gebalites [fn]carved them out, and prepared the timbers and the stones to build the house.

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Then King Solomon sent and brought Hiram H2438 from Tyre.

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And Hiram H2438 made the lavers and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram H2438 completed doing all the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of Yahweh:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - and the pots and the shovels and the bowls; and all these utensils which Hiram H2438 made for King Solomon in the house of Yahweh were of polished bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - (Hiram H2438 king of Tyre had supplied Solomon with cedar and cypress timber and gold according to all his desire), that King Solomon then gave Hiram H2438 twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:12 - So Hiram H2438 came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him, and they were not right in his eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:14 - And Hiram H2438 sent to the king [fn]120 talents of gold.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:27 - And Hiram H2438 sent his servants with the fleet of ships, sailors who knew the sea, along with the servants of Solomon.

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Also, the ships of Hiram H2438, which carried gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir a very great number of almug trees and precious stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 - For the king had at sea the ships of Tarshish with the ships of Hiram H2438; once every three years the ships of Tarshish came carrying gold and silver, ivory and apes and peacocks.

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Then Hiram H2438 king of Tyre sent messengers to David with cedar trees and craftsmen of walls and craftsmen of wood, to build a house for him.

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And Huram made the pots and the shovels and the bowls. So Huram completed doing the work which he did for King Solomon in the house of God:

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Also, the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.

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