Hiram

[ hahy-ruh m ]

/ ˈhaɪ rəm /

a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.

a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “noble.”

Example sentences from the Web for hiram

Two factors made Hiram Revels especially interesting to the Washington establishment.

The Black Man Who Replaced Jefferson Davis in the Senate |Philip Dray |January 7, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
And then Hiram Fong and [S.I] Hayakawa, representing Hawaii and California.

When Did the GOP Get So White: The Republicans’ Loss of Diversity |John Avlon |August 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She cannot withdraw charges, like the alleged victim of New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate.

The Debate Over Aasiya's Murder |Amy Siskind |February 22, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
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.

The Pharaoh and the Priest |Alexander Glovatski
As before, Rob and Hiram were to go first, while Andy held the fort for them.

The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition |Howard Payson
"Just the kind of weather for a visit to the Bridewell, if so be matters were right there," Hiram said quickly.

The Minute Boys of Boston |James Otis
I had all the trouble in the world to curb the ardor of King Hiram who dragged me along the shadowy labyrinth of corridors.

Atlantida |Pierre Benoit

Hiram

/ (ˈhaɪərəm) /

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)