1 Chronicles 14:1:21 Chr.14.1.W2TAB

חירם

khiram

Hiram

Transliteration
khi-RAM
Extended
khih-RAAM
IPA
/ħiˈraːm/

Meaning by language

English
Hiram

Alphabet Analysis

Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    khi-RAM

  2. phraseyour reading level

    khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM

  3. clause

    va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim

  4. sentence

    va-yish-LAKH khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM el-da-VID va-a-TSE a-ra-ZIM ve-kha-ra-SHE KIR ve-kha-ra-SHE E-tsim liv-NOT LO BA-yit

Exegesis

The construct chain Hiram Huram melekh-tzor {חירם חורם מלך־צֹר | ḥîrām ḥūrām mêlêḵ-ṣôr} links the king’s dual name and title.

In context1 Chronicles 14:1

And Hiram , king of Tyre, sent messengers to David with cedar timber , skilled stonemasons and carpenters, to build a house for him.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 14:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 14:1, so the Hebrew word חירם (khiram) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.14.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.14.1.W2.S1) and character.