297. Achiram
Strong's Lexicon
Achiram: Ahiram

Original Word: אֲחִירָם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Achiyram
Pronunciation: a-khee-RAHM
Phonetic Spelling: (akh-ee-rawm')
Definition: Ahiram
Meaning: Achiram

Word Origin: Derived from the Hebrew words אָח ('ach, meaning "brother") and רָם (ram, meaning "exalted" or "high").

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Ahiram in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a proper Hebrew name specific to the Old Testament genealogies.

Usage: The name Ahiram means "brother of the exalted" or "exalted brother." It is used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible, specifically identifying a member of the tribe of Benjamin.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the context of ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of familial or tribal roles. The name Ahiram reflects a common practice of combining elements that convey familial relationships and attributes of honor or status. The tribe of Benjamin, to which Ahiram belonged, was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, known for its warriors and its strategic location between the northern and southern kingdoms.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from ach and rum
Definition
"brother of (the) lofty," a son of Benjamin
NASB Translation
Ahiram (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
אֲחִירָם proper name, masculine (brother of (the) lofty = Phoenician חרם see חִירָם; compare אֲבִירָם) son of Benjamin Numbers 26:33 (probably = אחרח 1 Chronicles 8:1 see Be) (compare אֵחִי וָרֹאשׁ Genesis 46:21).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Ahiram

From 'ach and ruwm; brother of height (i.e. High); Achiram, an Israelite -- Ahiram.

see HEBREW 'ach

see HEBREW ruwm

Forms and Transliterations
לַאֲחִירָ֕ם לאחירם la’ăḥîrām la·’ă·ḥî·rām laachiRam
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Englishman's Concordance
Numbers 26:38
HEB: מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָֽאַשְׁבֵּלִ֑י לַאֲחִירָ֕ם מִשְׁפַּ֖חַת הָאֲחִירָמִֽי׃
NAS: of the Ashbelites; of Ahiram, the family
KJV: of the Ashbelites: of Ahiram, the family
INT: the family of the Ashbelites of Ahiram the family of the Ahiramites

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 297
1 Occurrence


la·’ă·ḥî·rām — 1 Occ.















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