2 Kings 15:18:92 Kgs.15.18.W9TAB
יָרָבְעָ֧ם
yaraveam
“Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- ya-ra-ve-AM
- Extended
- yaa-raa-veh-AHM
- IPA
- /jaːraːvˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- Jeroboam
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ya-ra-ve-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT
- clause
LO SAR me-AL kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT a-sher-he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL kol-ya-MAV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH LO SAR me-AL kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT a-sher-he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL kol-ya-MAV
Exegesis
The construct chain chattoot yarovam {חַטֹּ֜אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם | ḥaṭṭōʾṯ yārāḇəʿām} ‘sins of Jeroboam’ identifies the benchmark sins associated with Jeroboam’s legacy, while ben-nevat {בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט | ben-nəḇāṭ} specifies him genealogically.
Root and etymology
r-b-ʿresh–bet–ayin
“to increase”
In context — 2 Kings 15:18
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD and he did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, all his days .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:18:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 15:18, so the Hebrew word יָרָבְעָ֧ם (yaraveam) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 2 Kgs.15.18.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.18.W9.S1) and character.