יָרָבְעָ֥ם

𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌

yaraveam

O Jeroboam

from רִיב and עַם; (the) people will contend; Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kings; Jeroboam.

H3379

2 Chronicles 13:4 · Word #11

Lexicon H3379

Lemmaיָרׇבְעָם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌
TransliterationYârobʻâm
Strong'sH3379
In-contextO Jeroboam

Morphology HNp All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype p — Proper Name — Proper name

SIBI-P1 H3379-03

The-People-Contends

Rootריב + עם (r-y-b + ʿ-m)
Core Meaningsstrife, dispute, contention; people, nation
Semantic RangePersonal name of two kings of the northern kingdom of Israel; evokes themes of contention, dispute, or national strife.
Conceptual SignificanceJeroboam I led the secession of the northern tribes from the house of David, inaugurating enduring political and religious division. His name, meaning "the people contends," fittingly echoes the strife and national fracture that marked his reign and shaped Israel’s subsequent history.
Morphological NotesProper noun, masculine singular (HNp). Compound theophoric-style name formed from the verb ריב (likely Qal imperfect sense, "he/it will contend") and the noun עם ("people").
Rendering RationaleThe name combines ריב (to contend, strive) with עם (people), yielding the sense "the people contends" or "the people will contend." As a masculine singular proper noun (HNp), the rendering reflects a singular male individual whose name embodies this verbal-collective idea.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ריב + עם (strife, dispute, contention; people, nation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3379-02 veyaraveam and Yarov-ʿAm (He contends with the people)

Word Usage (104 occurrences of H3379)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
1 Kings 11:26 וְ/יָרָבְעָם֩ veyaraveam And Jeroboam
1 Kings 11:28 יָרָבְעָ֖ם yaraveam Jeroboam
1 Kings 11:29 וְ/יָֽרָבְעָ֖ם veyaraveam and Jeroboam
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