H3379

ירבעם

ירבעם
yarabaim

Proper masculine noun · From ריב (H7378) and עם (H5971)

From H7378 and H5971; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings:—Jeroboam.

Outline

  1. 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 4th in the dynasty of Jehu; during his reign the Syrian invaders were repelled and the kingdom restored to its former borders but the idolatry of the kingdom was maintained

Usages (1/2)

1 Kings 14:6

And it was so, when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said, Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam; why feignest thou thyself to be another? for I am sent to thee with heavy tidings.

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