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Piram

Easton's Dictionary

Like a wild ass, a king of Jarmuth, a royal city of the Canaanites, who was conquered and put to death by Joshua (10:3, 23, 26).

Smith's Dictionary

(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.)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

pi'-ram (pir'am, "indomitable"): King of Jarmuth, one of the five Amorite kings who leagued themselves against Joshua's invasion (Jos 10:3).

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