Huram - Definition and Meaning, Bible Dictionary

Huram [N] [S]

their liberty; their whiteness; their hole

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Hitchcock, Roswell D. "Entry for 'Huram'". "An Interpreting Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names". . New York, N.Y., 1869.

Huram [N] [H]

(noble born ).

A Benjamite; son of Bela, the first-born of the patriarch. ( 1 Chronicles 8:5 )
The form in which the name of the king of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon --and elsewhere given as HIRAM-- appears in Chronicles. ( 1 Chronicles 14:1 ; 2 Chronicles 2:3 2 Chronicles 2:11 2 Chronicles 2:12 ; 2 Chronicles 8:2 2 Chronicles 8:18 ; 2 Chronicles 9:10 2 Chronicles 9:21 )
The same Change occurs in Chronicles in the name of Hiram the artificer, which is given as HURAM in ( 2 Chronicles 2:13 ; 2 Chronicles 4:11 2 Chronicles 4:16 ) [HIRAM]

[N] indicates this entry was also found in Nave's Topical Bible
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Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Huram'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901.

HURAM

hu'-ram (churam, "noble-born"):

(1) Grandson of Benjamin (1 Chronicles 8:5).

(2) King of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon. So named in 2 Chronicles 2:3,11,12; 8:2; 9:10,21, but elsewhere written HIRAM (which see).

(3) The Tyrian artisan who is so named in 2 Chronicles 2:13; 4:11,16, but elsewhere called "Hiram."

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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Entry for 'HURAM'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". 1915.