Piram

Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary

King of Jarmuth. One of the Kings destroyed by Joshua. ( Joshua 10:3, etc.) If the name is derived from Para, it means the wild ass. Am is mother.

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Pi'ram. (Like A Wild Ass; Fleet). The Amorite king of Jarmuth, at the time of Joshua's conquest of Canaan.  Joshua 10:3. (B.C. 1450).

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

Amorite king of Jarmuth at Joshua's invasion ( Joshua 10:3). Defeated before Gibeon with the other four kings, hid in the cave of Makkedah; hanged, and buried in the cave.

Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible

Piram . The king of Jarmuth, defeated by Joshua at Beth-horon and afterwards put to death (  Joshua 10:3 ff.).

Holman Bible Dictionary

 Joshua 10:3 10:23

Morrish Bible Dictionary

Amorite king of Jarmuth, conquered by Joshua.  Joshua 10:3 .

Easton's Bible Dictionary

 Joshua 10:3,23,26

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

(Heb. Pirame', פַּרְאָם , Like A Wild Ass, i.e. fleet; Sept. ( Φιδών , v. r. Alex. Φεραάμ , Vulg. Pharam), the Amoritish king of Jarmuth at the time of Joshua's conquest of Canaan ( Joshua 10:3). B.C. cir. 1618. With his four confederates he was defeated in the great battle before Gibeon, and fled for refuge to the cave at Makkedah, the entrance to which was closed by Joshua's command. At the close of the long day's slaughter and pursuit, the five kings were brought from their hiding-place, and hanged upon five trees till sunset, when their bodies were taken down and cast into the cave "wherein they had been hid" ( Joshua 10:27) Smith. (See Jarmuth).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pı̄´ram ( פּראם , pir'ām , "indomitable"): King of Jarmuth, one of the five Amorite kings who leagued themselves against Joshua's invasion (  Joshua 10:3 ff).