יוֹרָם

Strong’s Definition

Joram, the name of three Israelites and one Syrian

Etymology & Derivation

a form of H3088 (יְהוֹרָם);

KJV Usage

Joram.

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 levite in the time of david and an ancestor of shelomith
• 4.son of toi, king of hamath

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yôwrâm; Pronunciation: yo-rawm'