אֲבִירָם H48
H48 is the Hebrew word אֲבִירָם, transliterated ʼĂbîyrâm and said ab-ee-rawm'. The King James Version most often renders it abiram.
What it means
Abiram, the name of two Israelites.
Where it comes from
from H1 (אָב) and H7311 (רוּם); father of height (i.e. lofty).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Abiram.
Verses using אֲבִירָם
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 16:1 · KJV
Now Korah, the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men:
Numbers 16:12 · KJV
And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab: which said, We will not come up:
Numbers 16:25 · KJV
And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.
Numbers 16:27 · KJV
So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side: and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children.
Numbers 26:9 · KJV
And the sons of Eliab; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Dathan and Abiram, which were famous in the congregation, who strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Korah, when they strove against the LORD:
Deuteronomy 11:6 · KJV
And what he did unto Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben: how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that was in their possession, in the midst of all Israel:
1 Kings 16:34 · KJV
In his days did Hiel the Bethelite build Jericho: he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his firstborn, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the LORD, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun.
Common questions
What does Strong's H48 mean?
H48 is the Hebrew word אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm), meaning Abiram, the name of two Israelites.
How is H48 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it abiram (8 times), thereof in abiram (1 time).
How many times does H48 appear in the Bible?
אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H48 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1 (אָב) and H7311 (רוּם); father of height (i.e. lofty).
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