יָרׇבְעָם

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H3379

Transliteration: Yârobʻâm

Pronunciation: yaw-rob-awm'

Definition: Jeroboam

Original: ירבעם

Transliteration: yârob‛âm

Phonetic: yaw-rob-awm'

BDB Definition:

Jeroboam = "the people will contend"

the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel when the kingdom split at the death of Solomon and the 10 tribes split off from Judah and Benjamin and the kingdom under Solomon's son Rehoboam; idolatry was introduced at the beginning of his reign
the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and

Origin: from H7378" class="dictionary-topic-link">H7378 and H5971" class="dictionary-topic-link">H5971

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine