Yᵉhôwrâm — H3088

H3088 · Hebrew — יהורם

Pronunciation: yeh-ho-rawm'

Definition

masculine proper noun

Jehoram, the name of a Syrian and of three Israelites

  1. Jehoram or Joram = "Jehovah is exalted"
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. a priest in the reign of Jehoshaphat

Usually translated as

Jehoram, Joram

Origin

from H3068 and H7311; Jehovah-raised

Occurrences

Yᵉhôwrâm occurs 29 times in 26 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (13), 2 Chronicles (12)

Strong's Lexicon — Y