2 Kings 15:9:112 Kgs.15.9.W11TAB
יָרָבְעָ֣ם
yaraveam
“Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- ya-ra-ve-AM
- Extended
- yaa-raa-veh-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 | 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-ra-ve-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ya-ra-ve-AM ben-ne-VAT
- clause
LO SAR me-kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-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 ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TA-v LO SAR me-kha-to-OT ya-ra-ve-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 15:9
And he committed what was evil in the sight of the LORD , just as his fathers had done. He did not depart from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he caused Israel to sin .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:9:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Kings 15:9, so the Hebrew word יָרָבְעָ֣ם (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.15.9.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.9.W11.S1) and character.