Jeroboam

Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/
• Rhymes: -oʊəm

Jeroboam

1. First king of the Kingdom of Israel.

Jeroboam (plural Jeroboams)

1. A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
2. A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

• double magnum

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Learned borrowing from Late Latin Ieroboamus.

• IPA^(key): /jɛ.rɔˈbɔ.am/

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• Rhymes: -ɔam
• Syllabification: Je‧ro‧bo‧am

Jeroboam m pers

1. (biblical) Jeroboam (first ruler of the Kingdom of Israel, the separated northern state)
   • 2003, Piotr Szpilewicz, chapter 11, in Pierwsza Księga Królewska‎^[1], Poznań: Wydawnictwo Pallottinum; translation of anonymous author, מְלָכִים א, (Please provide a date or year):

     Gdy pewnego razu Jeroboam wyszedł z Jerozolimy, spotkał go na drodze prorok Achiasz z Szilo, odziany w nowy płaszcz. […]

     Once, when Jeroboam was leaving Jerusalem, he was met on the road by the prophet Ahijah of Shiloh, dressed in a new cloak. […]

2. (biblical) Jeroboam (ruler of the Kingdom of Israel, reigning from 793 to 753 BC, son and successor of Jehoash)
   • 2003, Feliks Szreder, chapter 14, in Druga Księga Królewska‎^[2], Poznań: Wydawnictwo Pallottinum; translation of anonymous author, מְלָכִים ב, (Please provide a date or year):

     I spoczął Jeroboam z przodkami swoimi, z królami izraelskimi, a syn jego Zachariasz, został w jego miejsce królem. […]

     And Jeroboam slept with his fathers, the kings of Israel, and Zechariah his son reigned in his place. […]

3. (countable, rare) a male given name from Late Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Jeroboam

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