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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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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:1 - When Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king to succeed his father David, he sent his envoys to Solomon, because he had always been on friendly terms with David.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:2 - Solomon sent back this message to Hiram:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7 - When Hiram heard Solomon’s message, he was greatly pleased and said, “Praise be to the LORD today, for he has given David a wise son to rule over this great nation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - So Hiram sent word to Solomon: “I have received the message you sent me and will do all you want in providing the cedar and juniper logs.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - In this way Hiram kept Solomon supplied with all the cedar and juniper logs he wanted,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:11 - and Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand cors[fn] of wheat as food for his household, in addition to twenty thousand baths[fn][fn] of pressed olive oil. Solomon continued to do this for Hiram year after year.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:12 - The LORD gave Solomon wisdom, just as he had promised him. There were peaceful relations between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:18 - The craftsmen of Solomon and Hiram and workers from Byblos cut and prepared the timber and stone for the building of the temple.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:13 - King Solomon sent to Tyre and brought Huram,[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:40 - He also made the pots[fn] and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of the LORD:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - the pots, shovels and sprinkling bowls. All these objects that Huram made for King Solomon for the temple of the LORD were of burnished bronze.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - King Solomon gave twenty towns in Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, because Hiram had supplied him with all the cedar and juniper and gold he wanted.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:12 - But when Hiram went from Tyre to see the towns that Solomon had given him, he was not pleased with them.

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

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:27 - And Hiram sent his men—sailors who knew the sea—to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s men.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11 - (Hiram’s ships brought gold from Ophir; and from there they brought great cargoes of almugwood[fn] and precious stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 - The king had a fleet of trading ships[fn] at sea along with the ships of Hiram. Once every three years it returned, carrying gold, silver and ivory, and apes and baboons.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1 - Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 4:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 4:11 - And Huram also made the pots and shovels and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work he had undertaken for King Solomon in the temple of God:

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 9:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:10 - (The servants of Hiram and the servants of Solomon brought gold from Ophir; they also brought algumwood[fn] and precious stones.
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