Where does “יהורם” come from?

יהורם (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew יהו־, from Hebrew יהוה, from Proto-Semitic *haway- — to be, to become, to fall, to happen.

Ancestry of “יהורם”, step by step

יהורם traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hebrew יהו־

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewיהו־A theophoric prefix, meaning "the ", used in many Biblical proper names
2HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
3Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen

via Hebrew רם

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewרםhigh, important
2Proto-Semitic*rayam-to be high, to be raised, to be on top
Every word from Proto-Semitic *haway-
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