Strong's Lexicon
Piram: Piram
Original Word:פִרְאָם
Part of Speech:Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration:Pir'am
Pronunciation:pee-RAHM
Phonetic Spelling:(pir-awm')
Definition:Piram
Meaning:Piram
Word Origin:Derived from an unused root meaning to be wild or untamed.
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries:There are no direct Greek equivalents for the name Piram, as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun. However, the Greek Septuagint transliterates Hebrew names into Greek characters, which may be referenced in studies of the Septuagint.
Usage:Piram is a proper noun used as a personal name in the Hebrew Bible. It refers specifically to a king of Jarmuth, one of the five Amorite kings who formed an alliance against Gibeon and were subsequently defeated by Joshua and the Israelites.
Cultural and Historical Background:In the ancient Near East, city-states were often ruled by kings who wielded significant local power. The city of Jarmuth, over which Piram ruled, was one of these city-states located in the southern region of Canaan. During the time of Joshua, the Israelites were conquering the land of Canaan as part of the fulfillment of God's promise to Abraham. The alliance of the five Amorite kings, including Piram, represents the resistance of the Canaanite peoples to the Israelite incursion.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom the same as
pereDefinitiona Canaanite king
NASB TranslationPiram (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
Joshua 10:3, ,
L , A .
see . see []. p. 802, 826.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Piram
Frompere'; wildly; Piram, a Canaanite -- Piram.
see HEBREWpere'
Forms and Transliterations
פִּרְאָ֨ם פראם pir’ām pir·’ām pirAm
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