H0048H

אֲבִירָם

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Abiram

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.16.34; son of: Hiel (H2419); brother of: Segub (H7687) § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" 1) a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus 2) son of Hiel the Bethelite who worked to rebuild Jericho

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

אֲבִירָם proper name, masculine ((the) Exalted One is (my) father (see Bae^{Rel 156}) compare Assyrian Aburamu (?) KAT^{2 479} compare Dl^{L2, p. 91, 1. 225}).

1. a Reubenite, son of Eliab Num 16:1; Num 16:12; Num 16:24; Num 16:25; Num 16:27 (twice in verse); Num 26:9; Deut 11:6; Ps 106:17.

2. son of Hiel the Bethelite 1Kgs 16:34. compare also following.

1 occurrence

I Kings 16:34