1. Hiram (proper name) — Hiram (also spelled Huram, Chiram) — a proper name referring to (a) the king of Tyre who was an ally of David and Solomon, supplying materials and craftsmen for the Temple (1 Kgs 5; 2 Chr 2), and (b) the skilled bronze artisan sent by King Hiram to Solomon (1 Kgs 7:13-45; 2 Chr 4:11-16). English 'Hiram/to Hiram/[Chiram],' Spanish 'Hiram/Jiram,' Hindi हीराम/हूराम, Arabic حيرام, Korean 히람, Swahili Hiramu. The two clusters differ only in spelling variant (Hiram vs Chiram/Huram) reflecting textual traditions, not distinct referents. 25×
AR["حِيرَام","حِيرَامَ","حِيرَامُ","لِـ-حِيرَام"]·ben["-কে-হীরমকে","শুনল","সমস্ত","হীরম","হীরমের","হীরাম"]·DE["Hiram","zu-Hiram"]·EN["Hiram","to-Hiram"]·FR["Hiram","à-Hiram"]·heb["חִירָם","חירום","חירם","ל-חירם"]·HI["हीराम","हीराम-का","हीराम-के","हीराम-को","हीराम-ने","हीरोम","हीरोम-के"]·ID["Hiram","kepada-Hiram"]·IT["Chiram","a-Chiram"]·jav["Hiram","dhumateng-Hiram"]·KO["히람","히람과","히람에게","히람을","히람의","히람이"]·PT["Chiram","Chirom","Hiram","a-Hiram"]·RU["Хирам","Хирама","Хирамом","Хираму"]·ES["Hiram","Jiram","a-Jiram"]·SW["Hiramu","Sulemani","akimpa","akisema","ambayo","kutoka-Tiro","maneno"]·TR["Hiram","Hiram'a","Hiram'ı","Hiram'ın"]·urd["حیرام","حیرام نے","حیرام-نے","حیرام-کا","حیرام-کو","حیرام-کے"]
2 Sam 5:11, 1 Kgs 5:1, 1 Kgs 5:1, 1 Kgs 5:2, 1 Kgs 5:7, 1 Kgs 5:8, 1 Kgs 5:10, 1 Kgs 5:11, 1 Kgs 5:11, 1 Kgs 5:12, 1 Kgs 5:18, 1 Kgs 7:13 (+13 more)
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
† חִירָם n.pr.m. Hiram (Ph. חרם; abbr. from foregoing)—ח׳ 2 S 5:11 + 18 times 1 K + Kt 1 Ch 14:1 2 Ch 4:11; 9:10 (all Qr חוּרָם); חִירוֹם 1 K 5:24, 32; 7:40; also חוּרָם 1 Ch 8:5 + 9 times Ch.— 1. king of Tyre, contemp. of David & Solomon 2 S 5:11 1 K 5:15(×2), 16, 21, 22, 24, 25(×2), 26, 32; 9:11(×2), 12, 14, 27; 10:11, 22 1 Ch 14:1 2 Ch 2:2, 10, 11; 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21. 2. an artificer of Tyre, sent by Hiram the king 1 K 7:13, 40(×2), 45 2 Ch 2:12; 4:11(×2), 16. 3. a Benjamite 1 Ch 8:5.