Hiram
Americannoun
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(in the Bible) a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c.
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a male given name.
noun
Etymology
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”
Example Sentences
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The officer, Hiram Kimathi, says he hasn’t been paid for two months and suspects he has been suspended, but hasn’t received formal communication.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 9, 2025
The military said Monday that an inquiry showed Hamas was using the buildings and their surroundings for military purposes but that Hiram did not receive proper approval to carry out the blast.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2024
Check the history books for a better example of moral leadership: Hiram Revels, the first Black Republican in the Senate.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2024
The visitors had won four and drawn two of their previous six games but were simply blown away, Hiram Boateng scoring a hat-trick in the highest-scoring Football League game since 2011.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024
“Longer than you anyway. I guess you wish now you was young as me, eh, Hiram Wallace?”
From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson
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