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HebrewH2361Proper Noun (Masculine)

חוּרָם

chu.ram

8Occurrences
H2361Strong's #
Proper Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Churam, the name of an Israelite and two Syrians

probably from H2353 (חוּר); whiteness, i.e. noble;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at Another name of chi.ram (*חִירָם *"Hiram" H2438G) § Huram = "noble born" 1) son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin 2) king of Tyre allied with David and Solomon; alternate spelling for 'Hiram' 3) a chief architect of Solomon's temple; alternate spelling for 'Hiram'

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

N:N-M-P

Full Description

Proper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

חוּרָם appears 8 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Chronicles
6
1 Chronicles
2

Key Passages

1 Chronicles 14:1BSB

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

1 Chronicles 8:5BSB

Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

2 Chronicles 4:11BSB

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

2 Chronicles 4:16BSB

and the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles.All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.

2 Chronicles 8:2BSB

Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.