יְהוֹרָם

Strong’s Definition

Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites

Etymology & Derivation

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

KJV Usage

Jehoram, Joram. Compare H3141 (יוֹרָם).

Detailed Definition

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

• 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 baal
• 2.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

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yᵉhôwrâm; Pronunciation: yeh-ho-rawm'

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