יָֽרָבְעָם104 H3379
Jeroboam — proper name meaning 'the people increases'; two kings of northern Israel
Yarovam (Jeroboam) is a Hebrew proper name probably meaning 'the people increases' (from yarov + am). It identifies two kings of the northern kingdom: Jeroboam I son of Nebat, who led the secession of the ten tribes and established rival worship centers at Dan and Bethel (1 Kgs 12–14), and Jeroboam II son of Joash, who presided over a period of territorial expansion (2 Kgs 14:23–29). The former dominates the biblical record, cited formulaically as the archetypal sinner who 'made Israel to sin' (1 Kgs 15:30; 16:26). Spanish 'Jeroboam,' French 'Jéroboam,' and German 'Jerobeam' all transliterate recognizably.
Senses
1. Jeroboam (proper name) — The proper masculine name Yarovam (Jeroboam), meaning 'the people increases,' designating two northern Israelite kings. Jeroboam I son of Nebat (approximately 90 occurrences) led the northern secession and established calf worship at Dan and Bethel, becoming the paradigmatic sinful king in Deuteronomistic rhetoric (1 Kgs 15:30; 2 Kgs 17:21). Jeroboam II son of Joash (approximately 14 occurrences) expanded Israel's borders in the 8th century (2 Kgs 14:23–29; Amos 7:9–11). 104×
AR["يَرَبْعَامَ", "يَرَبْعَامُ"]·ben["যারাবাম", "যারাবামকে", "যারাবামের"]·DE["Jerobeam"]·EN["Yarovam"]·FR["Jéroboam"]·heb["יָרָבְעָם", "ירבעם"]·HI["याराब्आम", "याराब्आम-का", "याराब्आम-की", "याराब्आम-की-ने", "याराब्आम-के", "याराब्आम-को", "याराब्आम-ने"]·ID["Yerobeam"]·IT["Geroboamo"]·jav["Yarobeyam", "Yarobéam"]·KO["여로보암", "여로보암과", "여로보암은", "여로보암을", "여로보암의", "여로보암이"]·PT["Yarov'am", "Yarovam"]·RU["Йаровам", "Йаровама", "Йароваму", "Яровам", "Яровама"]·ES["Jeroboam", "Yarovam"]·SW["Yeroboamu"]·TR["Yarovam", "Yarovam'un", "Yarovam'ı", "Yarovam'ın"]·urd["یربعام", "یربعام-نے", "یربعام-کا", "یربعام-کی"]
1 Kgs 11:28, 1 Kgs 11:40, 1 Kgs 11:40, 1 Kgs 12:2, 1 Kgs 12:2, 1 Kgs 12:3, 1 Kgs 12:12, 1 Kgs 12:15, 1 Kgs 12:20, 1 Kgs 12:25, 1 Kgs 12:26, 1 Kgs 12:32 (+38 more)
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
יָֽרָבְעָם104 n.pr.m. Jeroboam, Ιεροβοαμ (prob. = יָרֹב + עַם the people increaseth Thes Kit 1 K 11:26 al.; cf. also GrayProp. N. 59; Ency. Bib. i. 139 f.; > √ ריב the people contendeth, or (the god) ʿAmm contendeth NbrStud. Bib. i. 225, cf. CheJQ. July, 1899, 559; Ency. Bib.);— 1. 90 (K Ch), leader of revolt of N. Isr. (10th cent.), and first king 1 K 11:26; 12:2(×2), 20, etc., ‖ 2 Ch 10:2(×2),…