2 Kings 15:28:82 Kgs.15.28.W8TAB
יָרָבְעָ֣ם
yaravam
“Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- ya-rav-AM
- Extended
- yaa-rahv-AM
- 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 | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-rav-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT
- clause
LO SAR min-kha-to-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH LO SAR min-kha-to-OT ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT a-SHER he-khe-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
r-b-ʿresh–bet–ayin
“to increase”
In context — 2 Kings 15:28
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD . He did not turn aside from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he made Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:28:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 15:28, so the Hebrew word יָרָבְעָ֣ם (yaravam) 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.15.28.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.28.W8.S1) and character.