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Strong's G2496 Ἰωράμ (ioram)

Ioram means “Joram” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H2496 — challamish (“rock”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G2496
Language Greek
Linked Usages 42
Books 7

Strong's G2496 Quick Answer

Strong's G2496 Ἰωράμ (Ioram) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. Ioram (ee-o-ram') n/p. 1. Joram, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3141)] It has 42 linked Bible usages across 7 books. Visible English usage signals include joram. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
Ioram (ee-o-ram') n/p. 1. Joram, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3141)]
Usage
42 linked usages
Books
7 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
joram

Meaning and Definition

Ioram (ee-o-ram') n/p. 1. Joram, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3141)] KJV: Joram Root(s): H3141

Original Word
Ἰωράμ
Transliteration
Ioram
Derivation
Root: יוֹרָם R1: 3141
Morphology
Name Person

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G2496. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's G2496 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Ioram, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

Joram Matthew 1:8

How Strong's G2496 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 40 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G2496 (Ἰωράμ) appears 53 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G2496 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G2496 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Matthew 1:8 KJV

And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

Strong's G2496 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

40 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Genesis 5:7 Septuagint / Brenton

And Seth lived after his begetting Enosh, seven hundred and seven years, and he begot sons and daughters.

3 Kingdoms 16:22 Septuagint / Brenton

The people that followed Omri overpowered the people that followed Tibni son of Ginath: and Tibni died and Joram his brother at that time, and Omri reigned after Tibni.

3 Kingdoms 16:28 Septuagint / Brenton

And Omri slept with his fathers, and is buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigns in his stead. being thirty-five years old in the beginning of his reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. even from doing right in the eyes of the Lord: only they removed not any of the high places; they sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? but a deputy.

Strong's G2496 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

1 indexed usage in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 1:9 Septuagint / Brenton

And Jeconiah, and Shemaiah, and Nethanel his brother, and Hashabiah, and Ochiel, and Joram, captains over thousands, gave to the Levites for the Passover five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves.

Usage Excerpts

First 42 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G2496.

Genesis 5:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Seth lived after his begetting Enosh, seven hundred and seven years, and he begot sons and daughters.
3 Kingdoms 16:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The people that followed Omri overpowered the people that followed Tibni son of Ginath: and Tibni died and Joram his brother at that time, and Omri reigned after Tibni.
3 Kingdoms 16:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Omri slept with his fathers, and is buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigns in his stead. being thirty-five years old in the beginning of his reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Azubah, daughter of Shilhi. even from doing right in the eyes of the Lord: only they removed not any of the high places; they sacrificed and burned incense on the high places. are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? but a deputy.
3 Kingdoms 22:51 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried by his fathers in the city of David his father, and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 3:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign in Israel in the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.
4 Kingdoms 3:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Jehoram went forth in that day out of Samaria, and numbered Israel.
4 Kingdoms 8:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the fifth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, and while Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
4 Kingdoms 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joram went up to Zair, and all the chariots that were with him: and it came to pass after he had arisen, that he smote Edom who compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.
4 Kingdoms 8:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, behold, are not these written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
4 Kingdoms 8:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of his father David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
4 Kingdoms 8:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the twelfth year of Joram son of Ahab king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Jehoram began to reign.
4 Kingdoms 8:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of the Syrians in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
4 Kingdoms 8:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds with which they wounded him in Ramah, when he fought with Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah son of Jehoram went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.
4 Kingdoms 9:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So Jehu the son of Jehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram, and Joram was defending Ramoth-gilead, he and all Israel, because of Hazael king of Syria.
4 Kingdoms 9:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And King Joram had returned to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him, in his war with Hazael king of Syria. And Jehu said, If your heart is with me, let there not go forth out of the city one fugitive to go and report to Jezreel.
4 Kingdoms 9:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu rode and advanced, and came down to Jezreel; for Joram king of Israel was getting healed in Jezreel of the arrow wounds wherewith the Syrians had wounded him in Ramah in the war with Hazael king of Syria; for he was strong and a mighty man: and Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joram.
4 Kingdoms 9:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And there went up a watchman upon the tower of Jezreel, and saw the dust made by Jehu as he approached; and he said, I see dust. And Joram said, Take a horseman, and send to meet them, and let him say, Peace.
4 Kingdoms 9:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joram said, Make ready. And one made ready the chariot: and Joram the king of Israel went forth, and Ahaziah king of Judah, each in his chariot, and they went to meet Jehu, and found him in the portion of Naboth the Jezreelite.
4 Kingdoms 9:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it came to pass when Joram saw Jehu, that he said, Is it peace, Jehu? And Jehu said, How can it be peace? as yet there are the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel, and her abundant witchcrafts.
4 Kingdoms 9:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joram turned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, Treachery, Ahaziah.
4 Kingdoms 9:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehu bent his bow with his full strength, and smote Joram between his arms, and his arrow went out at his heart, and he bowed upon his knees.
4 Kingdoms 9:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the eleventh year of Joram king of Israel, Ahaziah began to reign over Judah.
4 Kingdoms 11:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehosheba daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of her brother, and stole him from among the king’s sons that were put to death, secreting him and his nurse in the bedchamber, and hid him from the face of Athaliah, and he was not slain.
4 Kingdoms 12:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoash king of Judah took all the holy things which Jehoshaphat, and Jehoram, Ahaziah, his fathers, and kings of Judah had consecrated, and what he had himself dedicated, and all the gold that was found in the treasures of the Lord’s house and the king’s house, and he sent them to Hazael king of Syria; and he went up from Jerusalem.
1 Chronicles 3:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Joash his son,
1 Chronicles 26:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rehabiah was son to his brother Eliezer, and so was Jeshaiah, and Joram, and Zichri, and Shelomoth.
1 Chronicles 27:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for Dan, Azarel the son of Jeroham: these are the chiefs of the tribes of Israel.
2 Chronicles 17:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And with them were the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites, and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
2 Chronicles 21:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Jehoram his son reigned in his stead.
2 Chronicles 21:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And their father gave them many gifts, silver, and gold, and arms, together with fortified cities in Judah: but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram, for he was the firstborn.
2 Chronicles 21:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoram entered upon his kingdom, and strengthened himself, and slew all his brothers with the sword, and some of the princes of Israel.
2 Chronicles 21:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When he was thirty and two years old, Jehoram succeeded to his kingdom, and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 21:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jehoram went with the princes, and all the cavalry with him: and it came to pass that he arose by night, and smote Edom that compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots, and the people fled to their tents.
2 Chronicles 21:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So the Lord stirred up the Philistines against Jehoram, and the Arabians, and those who bordered on the Ethiopians:
2 Chronicles 22:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the inhabitants of Jerusalem made Ahaziah his youngest son king in his stead: for the band of robbers that came against them, even the Arabians and the Alimazonians, had slain all the elder ones. So Ahaziah son of Jehoram king of Judah reigned.
2 Chronicles 22:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he walked in their counsels, and he went with Joram son of Ahab king of Israel to war against Hazael king of Syria to Ramoth-gilead: and the archers smote Joram.
2 Chronicles 22:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Joram returned to Jezreel to be healed of the wounds wherewith the Syrians smote him in Ramoth, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah son of Jehoram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram the son of Ahab at Jezreel because he was sick.
2 Chronicles 22:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And destruction from God came upon Ahaziah in his coming to Joram; for when he had come, Jehoram went out with him against Jehu the son of Nimshi, the anointed of the Lord against the house of Ahab.
2 Chronicles 22:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But Jehoshabeath, the daughter of the king, took Joash the son of Ahaziah and rescued him secretly out of the midst of the sons of the king that were put to death, and she placed him and his nurse in a bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath daughter of King Jehoram, sister of Ahaziah, wife of Jehoiada the priest, hid him, and she even hid him from Athaliah, and she did not slay him.
2 Chronicles 23:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And in the eighth year Jehoiada strengthened himself, and took the captains of hundreds, Azariah the son of Jeroham, and Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, and Azariah the son of Obed, and Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zichri, with him into the house of the Lord.
Matthew 1:8 New Testament, KJV
And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
1 Esdras 1:9 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jeconiah, and Shemaiah, and Nethanel his brother, and Hashabiah, and Ochiel, and Joram, captains over thousands, gave to the Levites for the Passover five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G2496, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 20 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 13 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 1 usage, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G2496 FAQ

What does ioram (Ἰωράμ) mean?

Ioram (Strong's G2496) is a Greek word most simply glossed "Joram". Ioram (ee-o-ram') n/p. 1. Joram, an Israelite [of Hebrew origin (H3141)]

How many times is ioram (Ἰωράμ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 42 linked usages for Strong's G2496 across 7 books.

Where can I study ioram (Ἰωράμ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G2496 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate ioram (Ἰωράμ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as joram. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G2496 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 40 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 1 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G2496, with linked reader references where each row is available.