The meaning of “אֲבִירָם”
Understanding ʼĂbîyrâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Abiram. - § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" - Abiram, the name of two Israelites 1...
אֲבִירָם
Abiram. - § Abiram = "my father is exalted" or "(the) Exalted One is (my) father" - Abiram, the name of two Israelites 1) a Reubenite, son of Eliab in exodus 2) son of Hiel the Bethelite who worked to rebuild Jericho
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 16:25 | “And Moses rose up and went unto Dathan and Abiram; and the elders of Israel followed him.” Word: אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm) | |
| Deuteronomy 11:6 | “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:” Word: אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm) | |
| 1 Kings 16:34 | “In his days did Hiel the Beth–elite 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. ” Word: אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm) | |
| Psalms 106:17 | “The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram.” Word: אֲבִירָם (ʼĂbîyrâm) |