释义
[ hahy -ruh m ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈhaɪ rəm / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. 1 Kings 5.
a male given name.
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”
Words nearby Hiram hipsterism, hipsters, hirable, hiragana, Hirakata, Hiram , Hiranuma, Hiratsuka, hircine, hircus, hire
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For Hiram to reach the eastern shore before being overtaken was impossible.
A King of Tyre | James M. Ludlow
Hiram accounted a lower per cent to himself,—one talent for four, in a year.
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As before, Rob and Hiram were to go first, while Andy held the fort for them.
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"Just the kind of weather for a visit to the Bridewell, if so be matters were right there," Hiram said quickly.
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I had all the trouble in the world to curb the ardor of King Hiram who dragged me along the shadowy labyrinth of corridors.
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British Dictionary definitions for Hiram noun 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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