חִירָם

Strong’s Definition

Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians

Etymology & Derivation

or חִירוֹםlemma חִירֹם missing vav, corrected to חִירוֹם; another form of H2361 (חוּרָם);

KJV Usage

Hiram, Huram.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Chîyrâm; Pronunciation: khee-rawm'