יָרָבְעָ֤ם
𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌
Yarveam
Jeroboam
Personal name Jeroboam, meaning 'the people contend' or 'may the people increase.' Used as the name of two kings in northern Israelite history: Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the monarchy, and Jeroboam II, a later 8th-century BCE king of Israel. The name itself expresses the idea of striving, contending, or perhaps growth, in relation to the people (ʻam).
2 Kings 17:21 · Word #14
Lexicon H3379
| Lemma | יָרׇבְעָם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤌 |
| Transliteration | Yarveam |
| Strong's | H3379 |
| Definition | Personal name Jeroboam, meaning 'the people contend' or 'may the people increase.' Used as the name of two kings in northern Israelite history: Jeroboam I, the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel after the division of the monarchy, and Jeroboam II, a later 8th-century BCE king of Israel. The name itself expresses the idea of striving, contending, or perhaps growth, in relation to the people (ʻam). |
Morphology HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | Jeroboam |
SIBI-P1 Translation H3379-03
People-Contends
| Morphological Notes | Masculine singular proper noun (personal name); compound formation from verbal root ריב and noun עם. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name derives from ריב (to contend/strive) and עם (people), likely reflecting a verbal construction meaning 'the people contend' or 'he contends for the people.' The rendering preserves the verbal force and the collective noun within a proper-name form. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Yarveam
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: to People-Contend |
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