H2438 — חִירָם (Chîyrâm)

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Strong's H2438 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: חִירָם (Chîyrâm)

Pronunciation: khee-rawm'

Morphology: n-pr-m

Derivation: or חִירוֹם (Chîyrôwm); another form of חוּרָם (Chûwrâm) [H2361];

Definition: Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians

KJV Renderings: Hiram, Huram.

Senses

  1. Hiram, Huram = "noble"
  2. the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon
  3. the chief architect and engineer of Solomon's temple sent by King Hiram to Solomon

Cross References

Strong's Original Transliteration Derivation Definition KJV Renderings
H2361 חוּרָם Chûwrâm probably from חוּר (chûwr) H2353; whiteness, i.e. noble Churam, the name of an Israelite and two Syrians Huram. Compare חִירָם (Chîyrâm) H2438

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.