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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 23 times in 19 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 5:11 - And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar wood, and carpenters, and stone-masons: and they built a house for David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:1 - (LXX 5:15) And Chiram king of Tyre sent his servants to anoint Solomon in the room of David his father, because Chiram always loved David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:2 - (LXX 5:16) And Solomon sent to Chiram, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:7 - (LXX 5:21) And it came to pass, as soon as Chiram heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be God to-day, who has given to David a wise son over this numerous people.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:8 - (LXX 5:22) And he sent to Solomon, saying, I have listened concerning all that thou hast sent to me for: I will do all thy will: as for timber of cedar and fir,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:10 - (LXX 5:24) So Chiram gave to Solomon cedars, and fir trees, and all his desire.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:11 - (LXX 5:25) And Solomon gave to Chiram twenty thousand measures of wheat [fn]as food for his house, and twenty thousand baths of beaten oil thus Solomon gave to Chiram yearly.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:12 - (LXX 5:26) And the Lord gave wisdom to Solomon as he [fn]promised him; and there was peace between Chiram and Solomon, and they made a covenant between them.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 5:18 - (LXX 5:32) And they prepared the stones and the timber during three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:13 - (LXX 7:1) [fn]And king Solomon sent, and took Chiram out of Tyre,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:40 - (LXX 7:26) And Chiram made the caldrons, and the pans, and the bowls; and Chiram finished making all the works that he wrought for king Solomon in the house of the Lord:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 7:45 - (LXX 7:31) And the caldrons, and pans, and bowls, and all the furniture, which Chiram made for king Solomon for the house of the Lord: and there were eight and forty pillars of the house of the king and of the house of the Lord: all the works of the king which Chiram made were entirely of brass.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:11 - Chiram king of Tyre helped Solomon with cedar [fn]wood, and fir [fn]wood, and with gold, and all that he wished for: then the king gave Chiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:12 - So Chiram departed from Tyre, and went into Galilee to see the cities which Solomon gave to him; and they pleased him not. And he said,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:14 - And Chiram brought to Solomon a hundred and twenty talents of gold,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 9:27 - And Chiram sent in the ship together with the servants of Solomon servants of his own, mariners to row, men acquainted with the sea.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:11 - And the ship of Chiram which brought the gold from Suphir, brought very much hewn timber and precious stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:22 - For Solomon had a ship of Tharsis in the sea with the ships of Chiram: one ship came to the king every three years out of Tharsis, laden with gold and silver, and [fn]wrought stones, and hewn stones.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 14:1 - And Chiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar timbers, and masons, and carpenters, to build a house for him.
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