Original: יָרׇבְעָם

Transliteration: Yârobʻâm

Phonetic: yaw-rob-awm'

Short Definition: Jeroboam

Original: ירבעם

Transliteration: yârob‛âm

Phonetic: yaw-rob-awm'

BDB Definition:

Jeroboam = "the people will contend"

1. 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
2. the 8th king of the northern kingdom of Israel, son of Joash, and

Origin: from H7378 and H5971

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine

Cognate: H7227, H7230, H7231, H7233, H7237, H7239, H7241, H7245, H7249, H7262