First names in Hebrew

First name Hiram: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חירם

Gematria value: 258

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hiram is written חירם

Meaning and origin

What does Hiram mean?

Meaning: origin disputed
Origin: disputed

Your name is a name from the Bible, borne by a king of Tyre, a city neighboring the kingdom of Israel. It is not Hebrew: it is linked to a neighboring language, and sometimes understood as "my brother is exalted", without certainty. Today it is a name used in several languages, including English.

Gematria

Hiram = 258

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חירם has 4 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total258

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Hiram, from ח to ם:

חִכּוֹ מַמְתַקִּים וְכֻלּוֹ מַחֲמַדִּים זֶה דוֹדִי וְזֶה רֵעִי בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃

“His mouth is sweetness itself, and he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.”

Song of Songs 5:16

The book of your first name

Hiram, in nine pages

• Hiram, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Hiram
• Hiram, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Hiram in three answers

How do you write Hiram in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hiram is written חירם.

What is the gematria value of Hiram?
Written חירם, Hiram is worth 258: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Hiram mean?
Origin disputed (origin: disputed). Your name is a name from the Bible, borne by a king of Tyre, a city neighboring the kingdom of Israel. It is not Hebrew: it is linked to a neighboring language, and sometimes understood as "my brother is exalted", without certainty. Today it is a name used in several languages, including English.