Hiram

H4I1R1A1M3
/ˈhaɪɹəm/

proper noun

A king of Tyre. (biblical character)

“And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.”

OriginBiblical Hebrew חִירָם →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A king of Tyre. (biblical character)

    And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.

  2. A male given name from Hebrew, taken into use by Puritans in the seventeenth century.

    Harm. It wasn't even a nickname. It was just the way folks had always pronounced his first name Hiram, in mountain dialect, a long "i" sound blending the two syllables into an aspirated breath.

    1994, Sharyn McCrumb, She Walks These Hills, Scribner's, →ISBN, page 8
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city in Paulding County, Georgia.
    2. A town in Oxford County, Maine.
    3. A township in Cass County, Minnesota.
    4. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Missouri.
    5. A village in Portage County, Ohio.
    6. An unincorporated community in Kaufman County, Texas.
    7. An unincorporated community in Preston County, West Virginia.

Origin

  1. Biblical Hebrewחִירָם“high-born”
  2. EnglishHiram

From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Χιράμ, Εἴρωμος
  • Χιράμ (Khirám)biblical character
  • Εἴρωμος (Eírōmos)biblical character
Arabic حِيرَام
  • حِيرَام (ḥīrām)biblical character
Finnish Hiram
  • Hirambiblical character
Hawaiian Hirama, Hailama
  • Hiramabiblical character
  • Hailamamale given name
Irish Híorám
  • Híorámbiblical character
Polish Hiram, Hiram
  • Hirambiblical character
  • Hirammale given name
Spanish Jirán
  • Jiránbiblical character

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

RahimihramHamirHarmi
Cite this entry
APA

Hiram. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hiram

MLA

“Hiram.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hiram. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hiram,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hiram.

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