יְהוֹרָםYᵉhôwrâm

proper name, masculine: is exalted

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-rawm' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3088

Meanings

1. king of Judah, son of Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:51; 2 Kings 1:17; 2 Kings 8:16)

2. king of Israel son of Ahab (2 Kings 1:17; 2 Kings 3:1; 2 Kings 3:6)

3. priest in time of Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:8)

4. son of Tou, king of Hamath (2 Samuel 8:10; 1 Chronicles 18:10)

5. a Levite (1 Chronicles 26:25)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 29 times in the Bible.

  • 1 Kings 22:50 When Jehoshaphat died, he was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Jehoram became the next king.
  • 2 Kings 1:17 So Ahaziah died, just as the Lord had promised through Elijah. Since Ahaziah did not have a son to succeed him, his brother Joram became the next king. This took place in the second year of the reign of Jehoram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah.
  • 2 Kings 3:1 Ahab’s son Joram began to rule over Israel in the eighteenth year of King Jehoshaphat’s reign in Judah. He reigned in Samaria twelve years.
  • 2 Kings 3:6 So King Joram promptly mustered the army of Israel and marched from Samaria.
  • 2 Kings 8:16 Jehoram son of King Jehoshaphat of Judah began to rule over Judah in the fifth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.
  • 2 Kings 8:25 Ahaziah son of Jehoram began to rule over Judah in the twelfth year of the reign of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel.
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