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Hiram

Hiram

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Hiram ♂ Biblical name, borne by a king of Tyre who is repeatedly mentioned in the Bible (2 Samuel 2:11; 1 Kings 5; 9:11; 10:11; 1 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 2:11) as supplying wood, craftsmen, and money to enable David and Solomon to construct various buildings. It was also the name of a craftsman of Tyre who worked in brass for Solomon (1 Kings 7:13). The name is presumably of Semitic origin, but is probably a Phoenician name; if it is Hebrew, it may be a shortened form of Ahiram ‘brother of the exalted’. In England, the name was taken up by the Puritans in the 17th century, but soon dropped out of regular use. It is still used occasionally in the United States.
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Hiram . 1 In the Bible, king of Tyre, c.969–936 BC, a friend of David and Solomon. Solomon and Hiram shared in trade with India and the Mediterranean, and Hiram sent much material for the Temple. 2 In First Kings, artisan in metals from Tyre, sent for by Solomon to work on the ornamentation of the Temple. He appears as Huram in Second Chronicles.

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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Hiram in the Bible, name of a king of Tyre, who supplied many of the building materials for Solomon's Temple.

Hiram is also the name of a skilled worker in the building of the Temple of Solomon, a figure in the legends of freemasonry.
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Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Hiram, USA Maine and Ohio: named after Hiram, the Phoenician King of Tyre (969–936 bc). The name means ‘nobly born’.
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Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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