Chiram means “Hiram” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G2438 — himas (“latchet”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H2438 חִירָם חִירוֹם (Chiyram) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Chiyram (khee-rawm') (or Chiyrowm {khee-rome'}) n/p. 1. Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians [another form of H2361] It has 21 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include two. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Chiyram (khee-rawm') (or Chiyrowm {khee-rome'}) n/p. 1. Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians [another form of H2361] KJV: Hiram, Huram. Root(s): H2361
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Hiram
Usage: A man living at the time of United Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Sa.5.11 Also named: chu.ram (חוּרָם "Hiram" H2361) § Hiram, Huram = "noble" 1) the king of Tyre who sent workmen and materials to Jerusalem to build both the palace for David and the temple for Solomon 2) the chief architect and engineer of Solomon's temple sent by King Hiram to Solomon
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Chiyram, 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.
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21 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
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 was ever a lover of David.
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
First 21 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2438.
And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, and carpenters, and masons: and they built David an house.
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 was ever a lover of David.
And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying,
And it came to pass, when Hiram 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.
And Hiram 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.
So Hiram gave Solomon cedar trees and fir trees according to all his desire.
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 year by year.
And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.
And Solomon's builders and Hiram's builders did hew them, and the stonesquarers: so they prepared timber and stones to build the house.
And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.
And Hiram 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:
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
(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 twenty cities in the land of Galilee.
And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities which Solomon had given him; and they pleased him not.
And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold.
And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon.
And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.
For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with the navy of Hiram: once in three years came the navy of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks.
Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and timber of cedars, with masons and carpenters, to build him an house.
And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
And the servants also of Huram, and the servants of Solomon, which brought gold from Ophir, brought algum trees and precious stones.
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Chiram (Strong's H2438) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Hiram". Chiyram (khee-rawm') (or Chiyrowm {khee-rome'}) n/p. 1. Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians [another form of H2361]
This page currently indexes 21 linked usages for Strong's H2438 across 4 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2438 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as two. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.