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Lexicon :: Strong's H3379 - yārāḇʿām

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יָרָבְעָם
Transliteration
yārāḇʿām
Pronunciation
yaw-rob-awm'
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Part of Speech
proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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).

  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

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.
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 GrayProp.N. 59; Ency. Bib. i. 139 f.; > √ ריב the people contendeth or (the god) 'Amm contendeth NbrStud. Bib. i. 225, compare CheJQ 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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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

1; 11:26; 11:26; 12:2; 12:20; 13:1; 13:4; 15:30; 16:2; 16:7; 16:19; 16:26; 16:31

2 Kings

13:13; 14:16; 14:23; 14:27; 14:28; 14:29; 15:1; 15:8

1 Chronicles

5:17

2 Chronicles

10:2; 10:3; 10:12

Hosea

1:1

Amos

1:1; 7:9; 7:10; 7:11

H3379

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3379 matches the Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yārāḇʿām),
which occurs 104 times in 95 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (1Ki 11:26–2Ki 9:9)

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Jeroboam, Solomon’s servant, the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zeredah whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow, also rebelled against the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:28 - The man Jeroboam was a brave warrior and when Solomon saw that the young man was industrious, he put him in charge of all the forced labor of the house of Joseph.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:29 - It came about at that time, when Jeroboam left Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite met him on the road. Now Ahijah had covered himself with a new cloak; and the two of them were alone in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:31 - He said to Jeroboam, “Take ten pieces for yourself; for thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, ‘Behold, I am going to tear the kingdom from the hand of Solomon and give you ten tribes—

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:40 - So Solomon attempted to kill Jeroboam; but Jeroboam set out and escaped to Egypt, to Shishak king of Egypt, and stayed in Egypt until Solomon died.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:2 - Now when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard about it, he was living in Egypt (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon).

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:3 - So they sent word and called for him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

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Jeroboam and all the people came back to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had instructed, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:15 - So the king did not listen to the people; for the situation was from the LORD, so that He might fulfill His word which He spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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It came about when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, that they sent word and called him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. None followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah [including Benjamin].

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Then Jeroboam built Shechem [as his royal city] in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. He went out from there and rebuilt Penuel [as a stronghold].

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:26 - Jeroboam [doubted God’s promise to him and] said in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 12:32 - Jeroboam held a feast on the fifteenth day of the [fn]eighth month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar; he did this in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves which he had made. And he stationed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

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Now behold, there came a man of God from Judah to Bethel by the word (command) of the LORD, while Jeroboam was standing by the altar [which he had built] to burn incense.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:4 - When the king heard the words which the man of God cried out against the altar in Bethel, Jeroboam put out his hand from the altar, saying, “Seize him!” And his hand which he had put out against him withered, so that he was unable to pull it back to himself.

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After this event, Jeroboam [still] did not turn from his evil way, but again made priests for the high places from among all the people. He ordained anyone who was willing, so that there would be priests for the high places.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:34 - And this thing (idol worship) became the sin of the house of Jeroboam to blot it out and eliminate it from the face of the earth.

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At that time Abijah the son [and crown prince, heir] of Jeroboam became sick.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:2 - Jeroboam said to his wife, “Please get up and disguise yourself, so that people will not know that you are Jeroboam’s wife, and go to Shiloh. Ahijah the prophet is there, the one who told me that I would be king over this people.

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Jeroboam’s wife did so. She got up and went [twenty miles] to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, because his eyes were dim from old age.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:5 - And the LORD said to Ahijah, “Behold, the [fn]wife of Jeroboam is coming to inquire of you about her son, because he is sick. You shall say such and such to her, for when she arrives, she will pretend to be another woman.”

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So when Ahijah heard the sound of her feet as she came in the doorway, he said, “Come in, wife of Jeroboam. Why do you pretend to be another woman? For I have been sent to you [by God] with a harsh message.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:7 - “Go, tell Jeroboam, ‘This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: “Because I exalted you from among the people and made you leader over My people Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:10 - therefore behold, I am bringing evil on the house (royal line) of Jeroboam, and I will cut off (destroy) from Jeroboam every male, both bond and free, in Israel, and will utterly sweep away the house of Jeroboam as one sweeps away dung until it is all gone.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 14:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:11 - “The dogs will eat [the carcass of] anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city, and the birds of the sky will eat [the carcass of] anyone who dies in the field, for the LORD has spoken it.”’

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:13 - “All Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he alone of Jeroboam’s family [fn]will come to [be placed in] the grave, because in him there was found something good and pleasing toward the LORD, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:14 - “Moreover, the LORD will raise up for Himself a king over Israel who will cut off the house (royal line) of Jeroboam this day and from now on.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:16 - “He will give up Israel because of the sins of Jeroboam which he has committed, and with which he has made Israel sin [by leading them into idolatry].”

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So Jeroboam’s wife arose and left and came to Tirzah [the king’s residence]. As she was entering the threshold of the house, the child [Abijah] died.

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Now as for the rest of the acts of Jeroboam, how he made war and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:20 - The time that Jeroboam reigned was twenty-two years, and he slept with his fathers [in death]; and Nadab his son reigned in his place.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 14:30 - There was also war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

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In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam the son of Nebat, Abijam became king over Judah.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:6 - There was war between Rehoboam [Abijam’s father] and Jeroboam all the days of Rehoboam’s life.

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Now as for the rest of the acts of Abijam and everything that he did, are they not written in the Book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam.

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So in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel, Asa began to reign as king over Judah.

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Now Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel for two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:29 - As soon as he was king, Baasha struck down all the household of Jeroboam. He did not leave for Jeroboam anyone alive, but he destroyed them in accordance with the word of the LORD which He had spoken through His servant Ahijah the Shilonite—

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:30 - because of the sins committed by Jeroboam and which he made Israel commit, and because he provoked the LORD God of Israel to anger.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 15:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 15:34 - He did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the way of Jeroboam and in his sin [of idolatry] with which he made Israel sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:2 - “Because I exalted you [Baasha] from the dust and made you leader over My people Israel, and you walked in the way of Jeroboam and made My people Israel sin, provoking Me to anger with their sins [of idol worship],

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:3 - behold, I am going to sweep away Baasha and his household (family), and I will make your house (royal line) like that of Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:7 - Moreover, the word of the LORD came against Baasha and his household through the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani, both for all the evil that Baasha did in the sight of the LORD in provoking Him to anger with the work of his hands (idolatry), in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he [willingly] destroyed it (the family of Jeroboam).

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:19 - because of the sins he had committed, doing evil in the sight of the LORD, by walking in the way of Jeroboam, and because of his sin he caused Israel to sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 16:26 - He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam the son of Nebat and in his sin, which he made Israel commit, provoking the LORD God of Israel, [to anger] with their idols.

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It came about, as if it had been a trivial thing for Ahab to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he married [fn]Jezebel the daughter of Ethbaal king of the Sidonians, and went and served Baal and worshiped him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:22

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:22 - and I will make your house (descendants) like that of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for provoking Me to anger and making Israel sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:52

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:52 - He did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the [idolatrous] way of his father [Ahab] and of his mother [Jezebel], and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:3 - Nevertheless, he continued in the [idolatrous] sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel sin; he did not depart from them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:9 - ‘I will make the house of Ahab like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah.

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