חִירָםChîyrâm

proper name, masculine: Hiram

Pronunciation: khee-rawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2438

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 22 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Samuel 5:11 Then King Hiram of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar timber and carpenters and stonemasons, and they built David a palace.
  • 1 Kings 5:1 King Hiram of Tyre had always been a loyal friend of David. When Hiram learned that David’s son Solomon was the new king of Israel, he sent ambassadors to congratulate him.
  • 1 Kings 5:2 Then Solomon sent this message back to Hiram:
  • 1 Kings 5:7 When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he was very pleased and said, “Praise the Lord today for giving David a wise son to be king of the great nation of Israel.”
  • 1 Kings 5:8 Then he sent this reply to Solomon: “I have received your message, and I will supply all the cedar and cypress timber you need.
  • 1 Kings 5:10 So Hiram supplied as much cedar and cypress timber as Solomon desired.
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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).