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Jeroboam
Biblical Persons & Places
Jeroboam
King living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy
A king of Northern Israel, living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.26;
only referred to as Jeroboam (יָֽרָבְעָם);
a son of Nebat and Zeruah;
father of Abijah, Nadab.
Jeroboam
King living at the time of Divided Monarchy
A king of Northern Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.13.13;
only referred to as Jeroboam (יָֽרָבְעָם);
a son of Joash;
father of Zechariah.
Strong's Definition
Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings
Derivation: from H7378 (רִיב) and H5971 (עַם); (the) people will contend;
KJV Usage: Jeroboam.
Outline of Biblical Usage
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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of United Monarchyand Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.11.26;
son of: Nebat (H5028) and Zeruah (H6871);
father of: Abijah (H0029H), Nadab (H5070H)
§ 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָרָבְעָם
yârob‛âm
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 Solomons 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
Part of Speech: noun proper masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H7378 and H5971
Total KJV Occurrences: 104