יְהוֹרָם

ye.ho.ramProper Noun (Masculine)H3088

Jehoram

From: from H3068 (יְהֹוָה) and H7311 (רוּם); Jehovah-raised;

Short Definition

Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A king of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at ; son of: Jehoshaphat (H3092I); brother of: Azariah (H5838Q), Jehiel (H3171J), Zechariah (H2148J), Azariahu (H5838R), Michael (H4317O) and Shephatiah (H8203K); married to Athaliah (H6271); father of: Ahaziah (H0274H) and Jehosheba (H3089); also called Joram at ; 2x § Jehoram or Joram = "Jehovah is exalted" 1) son of king Jehoshaphat of Judah and himself king of Judah for 8 years; his wife was the wicked Athaliah who was probably the instigator for his returning the nation of Judah to the worship of ) son of king Ahab of the northern kingdom of Israel and king of Israel himself for 12 years; he was murdered by Jehu on the plot of land for which his father had murdered Naboth thus fulfilling the prophecy of Elijah to the very letter 3) a priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

24 times

Appears 24 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Chronicles
12
2 Kings
12

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 17:8
  • 2 Chronicles 21:5
  • 2 Chronicles 22:5
  • 2 Kings 1:17
  • 2 Kings 8:25

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