Hiram

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

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  • HIRAM — Heb. חִירוֹם ,חִירָם, My (divine) Brother is Exalted, apparently shortened from Aḥiram, a longer form attested as the name of a king of Byblos). (1) King of Tyre, contemporary of David and Solomon. According to the quotations from Dius and… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Hiram I — (Hebrew: חִירָם, high born ; Standard Hebrew Unicode| Ḥiram , Tiberian vocalization Ḥîrām ), according to the Bible, was the Phoenician king of Tyre from 969 BC to 936 BC, succeeding his father, Abibaal. Hiram was succeeded as king of Tyre by… …   Wikipedia

  • Hiram — ist der Name folgender Personen: Hiram I. (Tyros) (999–935 v. Chr.), phönizischer König Hiram Abif, Architekt nach Freimaurerlegende Hiram Bingham (1875–1956), US amerikanischer Archäologe und Politiker Hiram Bullock (1955–2008), US… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hiram — may be:* Hiram (given name) * Hiram College * Hiram Abiff, Masonic fictional characterPlaces in the United States: * Hiram, Georgia * Hiram, Maine * Hiram, OhioPeople: * Hiram I (died 930s BCE), Phoenician ruler * Hiram II (fl. 730s BCE),… …   Wikipedia

  • Hiram — Hiram, GA U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 1361 Housing Units (2000): 506 Land area (2000): 3.007553 sq. miles (7.789527 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.020989 sq. miles (0.054362 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.028542 sq. miles (7.843889 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hiram, GA — U.S. city in Georgia Population (2000): 1361 Housing Units (2000): 506 Land area (2000): 3.007553 sq. miles (7.789527 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.020989 sq. miles (0.054362 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.028542 sq. miles (7.843889 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hiram, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 1242 Housing Units (2000): 249 Land area (2000): 0.908451 sq. miles (2.352878 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.908451 sq. miles (2.352878 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Hiram — [hī′rəm] n. [Heb ḥīrām, prob. < aʼ ḥīrām, exalted brother] a masculine name: dim. Hi …   English World dictionary

  • Hiram [1] — Hiram, 1) Sohn u. Nachfolger Abibaals als König von Tyros von 1023–990 od. 1033–999 (nach Anderen erst 980–947) v. Chr.; er war ein großer Bauliebhaber, besiegte u. unterwarf wieder die Kittier; mit David stand er in gutem Vernehmen u. sandte ihm …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Hiram [2] — Hiram, so v.w. Heiligenkleid …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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