Hiram

[ hahy-ruhm ]

/ ˈhaɪ rəm /

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noun

a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. 1 Kings 5.

a male given name.

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Origin of Hiram

Of uncertain meaning; perhaps from Hebrew Ḥīrām “high-born, exalted,” or from Phoenician Ḥīrām “benevolent brother,” or a shortening of Hebrew Aḥīrām “The brother (God) is exalted”

Words nearby Hiram

hipsterism, hipsters, hirable, hiragana, Hirakata, Hiram, Hiranuma, Hiratsuka, hircine, hircus, hire

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How to use Hiram in a sentence

Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment.
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And then Hiram Fong and [S.I] Hayakawa, representing Hawaii and California.
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She cannot withdraw charges, like the alleged victim of New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate.
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Fortunately I never gave away Uncle Hiram's shooting-togs, and he was quite your height and figure.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton

Strachan stalked to the prison and glancing over the prisoners called out, "Hiram Smith."
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He settled himself more deeply in Hiram Otis's old chair and looked up at Isabel.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
In the days of Solomon and Hiram of Tyre these mountains were probably covered with cedar forests.
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If Hiram's anythin' like him I don't blame Lucy for battin' him about as she does.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hiram

Hiram

/ (ˈhaɪərəm) /

noun

10th century bc, king of Tyre, who supplied Solomon with materials and craftsmen for the building of the Temple (II Samuel 5:11; I Kings 5:1–18)

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