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Hiram - Bible Name

Hiram

This Bible figure** known as Hiram, can be Discussed here.

Hiram, Hiram (Hebrew: YRaM "My Life Exalted") of Tyre, son of a widow of the tribe of Naphtali whose father was a craftsman in bronze, was given the metal work of King Soloman's temple. I Kings 7:13-14. According to The Interpreter's Bible, Hiram is a shortened form of ('airm, "brother of Ram the lofty one.[16], Hobab, Hobab was Moses' brother-in-law (Numbers 10:29) or father-in-law (Judges 4:11). The relevant part of Numbers 10:29 reads: "And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Reuel the Midianite, Moses' father-in-law". That of Judges 4:11 reads: "Now Heber the Kenite had severed himself from the Kenites, even from the children of Hobab the father-in-law of Moses". -- Wikipedia.

Name Bible Hiram

I like the name Hiram but I find the meaning kind of ambiguous, no? It means "Exaltation of life, a destroyer'."