HebrewH0048Proper Noun (Masculine)

אֲבִירָם

a.vi.ram

9Occurrences
H0048Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Abiram, the name of two Israelites

from H1 (אָב) and H7311 (רוּם); father of height (i.e. lofty);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man of the tribe of Reuben living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at ; son of: Eliab (H0446H); brother of: Dathan (H1885) and Nemuel (H5241) § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" 1) a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus 2) son of Hiel the Bethelite who worked to rebuild Jericho

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

אֲבִירָם appears 9 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Numbers
6
1 Kings
1
Deuteronomy
1
Psalms
1

Key Passages

1 Kings 16:34BSB

In Ahab’s days, Hiel the Bethelite rebuilt Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through Joshua son of Nun.

Deuteronomy 11:6BSB

and what He did in the midst of all the Israelites to Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab the Reubenite, when the earth opened its mouth and swallowed them, their households, their tents, and every living thing that belonged to them.

Numbers 16:1BSB

Now Korah son of Izhar, the son of Kohath son of Levi, along with some Reubenites—Dathan and Abiram, sons of Eliab, and On son of Peleth—conducted

Numbers 16:12BSB

Then Moses summoned Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, but they said, “We will not come!

Numbers 16:24BSB

“Tell the congregation to move away from the dwellings of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram.”

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