Strong’s H2438 · Hebrew
חִירָם
Chîyrâm
khee-rawm'
Definition
Chiram or Chirom, the name of two Tyrians
Etymology
or חִירוֹםlemma חִירֹם missing vav, corrected to חִירוֹם; another form of H2361 (חוּרָם);
Where the KJV renders it
- Hiram
- Huram
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