yoram · Joram

What it means

yoram (יוֹרָם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Joram”.

The name of several men; among them the son of Toi, king of Hamath, sent to David (2 Samuel 8:10), and kings of Israel and of Judah. It means "YHWH is exalted".

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 2 Samuel×1
• 2 Kings×15
• 1 Chronicles×2
• 2 Chronicles×2

• 2 Samuel 8:10

  Toi sent Joram his son to King David to ask him about his welfare and to bless him, because he had fought against Hadadezer and struck him; for Hadadezer had been a man of wars with Toi. And in his hand were articles of silver, and articles of gold, and articles of bronze.

• 2 Kings 8:16

  In year five of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being king of Judah, Joram son of Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, began to reign.

• 2 Kings 8:21

  Joram crossed over to Zair, and all the chariots with him; and it happened that he rose by night and struck Edom, which surrounded him, and the commanders of the chariots; and the people fled to their tents.

• 2 Kings 8:23

  The rest of the acts of Joram and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

• 2 Kings 8:24

  Joram lay down with his fathers and was buried with his fathers in the city of David; and Ahaziah his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 8:25

  In year twelve of Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, Ahaziah son of Joram, king of Judah, began to reign.

• 2 Kings 8:28

  He went with Joram son of Ahab to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth Gilead, and the Arameans wounded Joram.

• 2 Kings 8:29

  King Joram returned to be healed in Jezreel from the wounds that the Arameans had inflicted on him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Aram. And Ahaziah son of Joram, king of Judah, went down to see Joram son of Ahab in Jezreel, for he was sick.

• 2 Kings 9:14

  Jehu son of Jehoshaphat, son of Nimshi, conspired against Joram. Now Joram had been guarding Ramoth Gilead, he and all Israel, against Hazael king of Aram;

• 2 Kings 9:16

  Jehu mounted his chariot and went to Jezreel, for Joram was lying there; and Ahaziah king of Judah had come down to see Joram.

• 2 Kings 9:29

  In year eleven of Joram son of Ahab, Ahaziah had begun to reign over Judah.

• 2 Kings 11:2

  But Jehosheba, the daughter of King Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king’s sons who were being put to death, him and his nurse, and put them in the room of the beds; and they hid him from Athaliah, and he was not put to death.

• 1 Chronicles 3:11

  Joram, his son; Ahaziah, his son; Joash, his son;

• 1 Chronicles 26:25

  His brothers through Eliezer: Rehabiah his son, Jeshaiah his son, Joram his son, Zichri his son, and Shelomith his son.

• 2 Chronicles 22:5

  He also walked in their counsel, and went with Joram son of Ahab, king of Israel, to war against Hazael king of Aram at Ramoth-gilead; and the Arameans wounded Joram.

• 2 Chronicles 22:7

  The ruin of Ahaziah was from Elohim, by coming to Joram; for when he came, he went out with Joram against Jehu son of Nimshi, whom YHWH had anointed to cut off the house of Ahab.

And 4 more times.