churam · Huram

What it means

churam (חוּרָם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Huram”.

Name of a man of the tribe of Benjamin; it is also the form in which Chronicles writes the name of Hiram, king of Tyre, and that of the craftsman from Tyre.

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

• 1 Chronicles×1
• 2 Chronicles×11

• 1 Chronicles 8:5

  Gera, Shephuphan, and Huram.

• 2 Chronicles 2:3

  Solomon sent to Huram, king of Tyre, saying, “Do with me as you did with David my father, when you sent him cedars to build himself a house to live in.

• 2 Chronicles 2:11

  Huram, king of Tyre, said in writing, and sent it to Solomon: “Because of the love of YHWH for his people he has made you king over them.”

• 2 Chronicles 2:12

  Huram said, “Blessed be YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, who made the heavens and the earth, who has given to David the king a wise son, knowing prudence and understanding, who will build a house for YHWH and a house for his kingdom.

• 2 Chronicles 2:13

  So now I have sent a wise man, knowing understanding, Huram-abi,

• 2 Chronicles 4:11

  Huram made the pots, the shovels, and the bowls. And Huram finished doing the work that he did for King Solomon in the house of Elohim:

• 2 Chronicles 4:16

  and the pots, the shovels, the forks, and all their utensils Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of YHWH, of polished bronze.

• 2 Chronicles 8:2

  that the cities that Huram had given to Solomon, Solomon built them, and he settled the sons of Israel there.

• 2 Chronicles 8:18

  Huram sent him, by the hand of his servants, ships and servants who knew the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took from there four hundred and fifty talents of gold, and brought them to King Solomon.

• 2 Chronicles 9:10

  Also the servants of Huram and the servants of Solomon, who brought gold from Ophir, brought algum wood and precious stones.

• 2 Chronicles 9:21

  For the king had ships going to Tarshish with the servants of Huram; once every three years the ships of Tarshish would come carrying gold and silver, ivory, apes, and peacocks.

And 1 more times.