Lexical Summary Yarobam: "the people increase", the name of two Israelites kings Original Word: יָרָבְעָםTransliteration: Yarobam Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rob-awm') Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine Short Definition: "the people increase", the name of two Israelites kings Meaning: Jeroboam -- "the people increase", the name of two Israelites kings Strong's Concordance Jeroboam From riyb and am; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings -- Jeroboam. see HEBREW riyb see HEBREW am Brown-Driver-Briggs H3379. Yarobam יָָֽרָבְעָם104 proper name, masculine Jeroboam, Ιεροβοαμ (probably = יָרֹב + עַם the people increaseth Thes Kit1 Kings 11:26 and others; compare also GrayProp.N. 59; Ency. Bib. i. 139 f.; > √ ריב the people contendeth or (the god) 'Amm contendeth NbrStud. Bib. i. 225, compare CheJQ July, 1899, 559; Ency. Bib.); — 190 (Kings Chronicles), leader of revolt of Northern Israel (10th century), and first king 1 Kings 11:26; 12:2 (twice in verse); 12:20, etc., "" 2 Chronicles 10:2 (twice in verse); 10:3, 12 etc., 1 Kings 13:1; 13:4; 1 Kings 13:83 +; (specifically ׳יר בֶּןנְֿבָט 11:26 23t.); in later times (under Deuteronomic influence) as sinful and author of Israel's sin 15:30; 16:2, 7, 19, 26, 31 15t. 2 son of Jehoash of Northern Israel (8th cent.) and 13th king 2 Kings 13:13; 14:16, 23, 27, 28, 29; 15:1, 8; Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1; 7:9-10, 11; probably also 1 Chronicles 5:17. |
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