Hiram

[ hahy-ruh m ]

/ ˈhaɪ rəm /

noun

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

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “noble.”

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Examples from the Web for hiram

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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For Hiram to reach the eastern shore before being overtaken was impossible.
A King of Tyre|James M. Ludlow

Hiram accounted a lower per cent to himself,—one talent for four, in a year.
The Pharaoh and the Priest|Alexander Glovatski
As before, Rob and Hiram were to go first, while Andy held the fort for them.
The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition|Howard Payson
"Just the kind of weather for a visit to the Bridewell, if so be matters were right there," Hiram said quickly.
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I had all the trouble in the world to curb the ardor of King Hiram who dragged me along the shadowy labyrinth of corridors.
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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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Word Origin and History for hiram

Hiram

masc. proper name, from Phoenician/Hebrew Hiram, perhaps short for Ahiram, literally "brother of the lofty."