חוּרָםChûwrâm

proper name, masculine: Hiram

Pronunciation: khoo-rawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2361

Meanings

1. king of Tyre, contemporary of David & Solomon (2 Samuel 5:11; 1 Kings 5:15; 1 Kings 5:16)

2. an artificer of Tyre, sent by Hiram the king (1 Kings 7:13; 1 Kings 7:40; 1 Kings 7:45)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 13 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Chronicles 8:5 Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.
  • 1 Chronicles 14:1 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber, and stonemasons and carpenters to build him a palace.
  • 2 Chronicles 2:3 Solomon also sent this message to King Hiram at Tyre: “Send me cedar logs as you did for my father, David, when he was building his palace.
  • 2 Chronicles 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!
  • 2 Chronicles 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.
  • 2 Chronicles 2:13 “I am sending you a master craftsman named Huram-abi, who is extremely talented.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).