Lexicon :: Strong's H3379 - yārāḇʿām

יָרָבְעָם

Transliteration

yārāḇʿām

Pronunciation

yaw-rob-awm'

Part of Speech

proper masculine noun

Root Word (Etymology)

From רִיב (H7378) and עַם (H5971)

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יָרׇבְעָם Yârobʻâm, yaw-rob-awm'; from H7378 and H5971; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings:—Jeroboam.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 104x

The KJV translates Strong's H3379 in the following manner: Jeroboam (104x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 104x

The KJV translates Strong's H3379 in the following manner: Jeroboam (104x).

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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

יָרׇבְעָם Yârobʻâm, yaw-rob-awm'; from H7378 and H5971; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings:—Jeroboam.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3379: Abbreviations

יָֽרָבָבְעָם ₁₀₄ proper name, masculine Jeroboam, Ιεροβοαμ (probably = יָרֹב + עַם the people increaseth Thes Kit ^{1 Kings 11:26} and others; compare also Gray^{Prop.N. 59; Ency. Bib. i. 139 f.}; > √ ריב the people contendeth or (the god) 'Amm contendeth Nbr^{Stud. Bib. i. 225}, compare Che^{JQ July, 1899, 559; Ency. Bib.}); —

1.₉₀ (Kings Chronicles), leader of revolt of Northern Israel (10th century), and first king 1 Kings 11:26; 1 Kings 12:2 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 12:20, etc., || 2 Chronicles 10:2 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 10:3, 12 etc., 1 Kings 13:1; 1 Kings 13:4; 1 Kings 13:83 +; (specifically בֶּןנְֿבָט יר׳ 1 Kings 11:26 + 23 times); in later times (under Deuteronomic influence) as sinful and author of Israel's sin 1 Kings 15:30; 1 Kings 16:2, 7, 19, 26, 31 + 15 times

†2. son of Jehoash of Northern Israel (8th cent.) and 13th king 2 Kings 13:13; 2 Kings 14:16, 23, 27, 28, 29; 2 Kings 15:1, 8; Hosea 1:1; Amos 1:1; Amos 7:9, 10, 11; probably also 1 Chronicles 5:17.

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