H3379Hebrewyārāḇʿām

יָרׇבְעָם

Jeroboam.

104
Total Occurrences
6
Books
104
Old Testament
0
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1the 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
  • 2the 8th king of the northern kingdom of israel, son of joash, and

Etymology & Derivation

from H7378 (רִיב) and H5971 (עַם); (the) people will contend;

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Yârobʻâm; Pronunciation: yaw-rob-awm'