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
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
khi-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
khi-RAM khu-RAM ME-lekh-TSOR mal-a-KHIM
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.