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חִירָם (chi.ram) means “Hiram” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

חִירָם Hebrew · H2438 22 tagged occurrences in 18 verses

Pronunciation guide: khee-rawm' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H2438G

חִירָם · chi.ram · Hiram

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.11 Also named: chu.ram (חוּרָם "Hiram" H2361) § 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

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TBESH · H2438H

חִירָם · chi.ram · Hiram

A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.7.13; also called Huram-abi (KJV: "Huram my father's") at 2Ch.2.13; 4.16; § 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

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

or חִירוֹםlemma חִירֹם missing vav, corrected to חִירוֹם; another form of H2361 (חוּרָם); Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians

KJV glosses: Hiram, Huram.

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How translators render H2438

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
hiram 5
and hiram 2
huram 2
now hiram 2
of hiram 2
so huram 2
additionally huram 1
and hirams 1
hirams 1
now when hiram 1
so hiram 1
then hiram 1
to hiram 1
when hiram 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and hiram 7
hiram 4
so hiram 2
to hiram 2
also of hiram 1
and hirams 1
and huram 1
and it came to pass when hiram 1
between hiram 1
for hiram 1
now hiram 1
of hiram 1
which hiram 1

Verses containing H2438

Page 1 of 1. 18 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. 2 Samuel 5:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now Hiram king of Tyre sent envoys to David, along with cedar logs, carpenters, and stonemasons, and they built a palace for David.

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  2. 1 Kings 5:1 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now when Hiram king of Tyre heard that Solomon had been anointed king in his father’s place, he sent envoys to Solomon; for Hiram had always been a friend of David.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.15

  3. 1 Kings 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Solomon relayed this message to Hiram:

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    Source alternate reference: 5.16

  4. 1 Kings 5:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Hiram received Solomon’s message, he rejoiced greatly and said, “Blessed be the LORD this day! He has given David a wise son over this great people!”

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    Source alternate reference: 5.21

  5. 1 Kings 5:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Hiram sent a reply to Solomon, saying: “I have received your message; I will do all you desire regarding the cedar and cypress timber.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.22

  6. 1 Kings 5:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Hiram provided Solomon with all the cedar and cypress timber he wanted,

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    Source alternate reference: 5.24

  7. 1 Kings 5:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    and year after year Solomon would provide Hiram with 20,000 cors of wheat as food for his household, as well as 20,000 baths of pure olive oil.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.25

  8. 1 Kings 5:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as He had promised him. There was peace between Hiram and Solomon, and the two of them made a treaty.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.26

  9. 1 Kings 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Solomon’s and Hiram’s builders, along with the Gebalites, quarried the stone and prepared the timber and stone for the construction of the temple.

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    Source alternate reference: 5.32

  10. 1 Kings 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now King Solomon sent to bring Huram from Tyre.

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  11. 1 Kings 7:40 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Additionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:

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  12. 1 Kings 7:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.

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  13. 1 Kings 9:11 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    King Solomon gave twenty towns in the land of Galilee to Hiram king of Tyre, who had supplied him with cedar and cypress logs and gold for his every desire.

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  14. 1 Kings 9:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So Hiram went out from Tyre to inspect the towns that Solomon had given him, but he was not pleased with them.

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  15. 1 Kings 9:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Hiram had sent the king 120 talents of gold.

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  16. 1 Kings 9:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Hiram sent his servants, sailors who knew the sea, to serve in the fleet with Solomon’s servants.

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  17. 1 Kings 10:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    (The fleet of Hiram that brought gold from Ophir also brought from Ophir a great cargo of almug wood and precious stones.

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  18. 1 Kings 10:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the king had the ships of Tarshish at sea with Hiram’s fleet, and once every three years the ships of Tarshish would arrive bearing gold, silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

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