Hiram

American  

[hahy-ruhm] / ˈhaɪ rəm /

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c.

2. a male given name.

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Hiram British  

/ ˈhaɪərəm /

noun

1. 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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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”