Chîyrâm — H2438

Definition

masculine proper noun

Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians

1. Hiram, Huram = "noble"
2. the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon
3. the chief architect and engineer of Solomon's temple sent by King Hiram to Solomon

Usually translated as

Hiram, Huram

Origin

or Chîyrôwm; another form of H2361

• Chûwrâm (H2361)

Occurrences

Chîyrâm occurs 26 times in 22 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (17), 1 Chronicles (1), 2 Chronicles (2)

• Deuteronomy 3:18 — And I commanded you at that time, saying, The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it: ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war.
• 2 Samuel 5:11 — And Hiram (חִירָ֨ם) king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
• 1 Kings 5:1 — And Hiram (חִירָ֨ם) king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
• 1 Kings 5:1 — And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram (חִירָ֛ם) was ever a lover of David.
• 1 Kings 5:2 — And Solomon sent to Hiram (חִירָ֖ם), saying,
• 1 Kings 5:7 — And it came to pass, when Hiram (חִירָ֛ם) heard the words of Solomon, that he rejoiced greatly, and said, Blessed be the LORD this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people.
• 1 Kings 5:8 — And Hiram (חִירָם֙) sent to Solomon, saying, I have considered the things which thou sentest to me for: and I will do all thy desire concerning timber of cedar, and concerning timber of fir.
• 1 Kings 5:10 — So Hiram (חִיר֜וֹם) gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
• 1 Kings 5:11 — And Solomon gave Hiram (לְחִירָ֜ם) twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year.
• 1 Kings 5:11 — And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures of wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil: thus gave Solomon to Hiram (לְחִירָ֖ם) year by year.
• 1 Kings 5:12 — And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram (חִירָם֙) and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
• 1 Kings 5:18 — And Solomon’s builders and Hiram’s (חִיר֖וֹם) builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
• 1 Kings 7:13 — And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram (חִירָ֖ם) out of Tyre.
• 1 Kings 7:40 — And Hiram (חִיר֔וֹם) made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
• 1 Kings 7:40 — And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram (חִירָ֗ם) made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
• 1 Kings 7:45 — And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram (חִירָ֛ם) made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
• 1 Kings 9:11 — (Now Hiram (חִירָ֣ם) the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
• 1 Kings 9:11 — (Now Hiram the king of Tyre had furnished Solomon with cedar trees and fir trees, and with gold, according to all his desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram (לְחִירָם֙) twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
• 1 Kings 9:12 — And Hiram (חִירָם֙) came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
• 1 Kings 9:14 — And Hiram (חִירָ֖ם) sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
• 1 Kings 9:27 — And Hiram (חִירָ֤ם) sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
• 1 Kings 10:11 — And the navy also of Hiram (חִירָ֔ם), that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
• 1 Kings 10:22 — For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram (חִירָ֑ם): once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
• 1 Chronicles 14:1 — Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
• 2 Chronicles 8:2 — That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there.
• 2 Chronicles 9:10 — And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.