The meaning of “יָרׇבְעָם”
Understanding Yârobʻâm reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Jeroboam. - § Jeroboam = "the people will contend" - Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings 1) the first king of the n...
יָרׇבְעָם
Jeroboam. - § Jeroboam = "the people will contend" - Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings 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
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 14:10 | “Therefore, behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jeroboam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take away the remnant of the house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone.” Word: יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm) | |
| 2 Kings 14:27 | “And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under heaven: but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash.” Word: יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm) | |
| 1 Chronicles 5:17 | “All these were reckoned by genealogies in the days of Jotham king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam king of Israel.” Word: יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm) | |
| 2 Chronicles 13:2 | “He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.” Word: יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm) | |
| Hosea 1:1 | “The word of the Lord that came unto Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash, king of Israel.” Word: יָרׇבְעָם (Yârobʻâm) |