ʻÎyrâm — H5902

Definition

masculine proper noun

Iram, an Idumaean

1. Iram = "belonging to a city"
2. a leader of the Edomites

Usually translated as

Iram

Origin

from H5892; city-wise

• Derived from ʻîyr (H5892)

Occurrences

ʻÎyrâm occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), 1 Chronicles (1)

• Genesis 36:43 — Duke Magdiel, duke Iram (עִירָ֑ם): these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations in the land of their possession: he is Esau the father of the Edomites.
• 1 Chronicles 1:54 — Duke Magdiel, duke Iram (עִירָ֑ם). These are the dukes of Edom.