Huram (son of Bela)

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A descendant of Benjamin who was head of his clan (1 Chr 8:5, 28).

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The Lexham Bible Dictionary

Huram, Son of Bela

Huram, Son of Bela (חוּרָם‎, churam). A descendant of Benjamin who was head of his clan (1 Chr 8:5, 28).

The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary

Huram (Person)

HURAM (PERSON) [Heb ḥûrām (חוּרָם‎)]. 1. A son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr 8:5). The lists of Benjamin’s sons (Genesis 46; Numbers 26) exhibit considerable variations which are difficult to explain. The two lists of Bela’s sons (1 Chr 7:7; 8:3–5) also differ quite considerably. The Syriac

Baker Encyclopedia of the Bible

Huram

Huram. 1. Bela’s son from Benjamin’s tribe (1 Chr 8:5); perhaps the same person as Hupham (Nm 26:39).2. Alternate spelling of Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre who was an ally of David and Solomon, and who supplied materials for the building of the temple (2 Chr 2:3, 11, 12; 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21).See

The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised

Huram

Huram hūrʹəm, hoo̅rəm; HIRAM hīʹrəm [Heb. ḥûrām, ḥîrām; Gk. Chiram, Hōim, Hiwim, Houram].

Tyndale Bible Dictionary

Huram

HURAM1. Bela’s son from Benjamin’s tribe (1 Chr 8:5); perhaps the same person as Hupham (Nm 26:39).2. Alternate spelling of Hiram, the Phoenician king of Tyre who was an ally of David and Solomon and who supplied materials for the building of the temple (2 Chr 2:3, 11–12; 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21). See Hiram

The Wycliffe Bible Encyclopedia

Huram

HURAM. Variant of the name Hiram (q.v.). Huram is used by the Chronicler in every instance except 1 Chr 14:1.1. Son of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr 8:5).2. The Tyrian craftsman employed by Solomon (2 Chr 4:11), called Hiram in (1 Kgs 7:13).3. The King of Tyre during the reign of Solomon (2

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible

Huram

Huram (Heb. ḥûrām) (also HIRAM, HURAM-ABI)1. A Tyrian metal worker employed by Solomon for technical assistance in the ornamentation of the temple (1 Kgs. 7:13–14, 40, 45 = 2 Chr. 2:13–14; 4:11–16). His father was Tyrian and his mother an Israelite from Naphtali (1 Kgs. 7:14; 2 Chr. 2:14 identifies

Eerdmans Bible Dictionary

Huram

Huram [hŏorˊəm] (Heb. ḥûrām, from ˒^aḥîrām “brother of the exalted”).†

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Huram

Hu´ram (noble born).1. A Benjamite; son of Bela, the first-born of the patriarch. 1 Chron. 8:5.2. The form in which the name of the king of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon—and elsewhere given as Hiram—appears in Chronicles. 1 Chron. 14:1; 2 Chron. 2:3, 11, 12; 8:2, 18; 9:10, 21.3. The same

The New Unger’s Bible Dictionary

Huram

HU´RAM (hūʹram). Another form of Hiram (which see).1. A Benjamite, son of Bela, the firstborn of the patriarch (1 Chron. 8:5).2. The form in which the name of the king of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon—and elsewhere given as Hiram—appears in Chronicles (2 Chron. 2:3, 11–12; 8:2, 18; 9:10,

Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Huram

HURAM [HUR uhm] (lofty brother) — the name of three Old Testament men:1. A descendant of Bela and grandson of Benjamin (1 Chr. 8:5).2. A king of Tyre who formed an alliance with David and Solomon (2 Chr. 2:3), also called Hiram.3. A master craftsman from Tyre employed by Solomon (2 Chr. 4:16; Huram-Abi,

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

HURAM

HURAM<hu’-ram> ([חוּרָם‎, churam], “noble-born”):1. Grandson of Benjamin (1 Ch 8:5).2. King of Tyre in alliance with David and Solomon. So named in 2 Ch 2:3, 11, 12; 8:2; 9:10, 21, but elsewhere written HIRAM (which see).3. The Tyrian artisan who is so named in 2 Ch 2:13; 4:11,

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