jeroboam

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US/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈboʊəm/

proper noun

First king of the Kingdom of Israel.

Similar
double magnumdouble-magnum
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Meanings

jeroboam1

nounjeroboam (plural jeroboams)

plural jeroboams

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.

Jeroboam2

proper noun
  1. First king of the Kingdom of Israel.
nounJeroboam (plural Jeroboams)

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.

    Synonyms: double magnum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna large wine bottle (holds 4/5 of a gallon)

Similar
double-magnum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Hebrewיָרָבְעָם
  2. EnglishJeroboam

Borrowed from Hebrew יָרָבְעָם (yāroḇʿām).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek Ἱεροβοάμ
  • Ἱεροβοάμ (Hieroboám)Biblical king
Bulgarian Йеровоам, Йеровоам
  • Йеровоам (Jerovoam)bottle of wine
  • Йеровоам (Jerovoam)Biblical king
Catalan Jeroboam
  • JeroboamBiblical king
Chinese Mandarin 耶羅波安 /耶罗波安
  • 耶羅波安 /耶罗波安Biblical king
Czech Jarobeám
  • JarobeámBiblical king
Finnish Jerobeam
  • JerobeamBiblical king
French jéroboam, Jéroboam
  • jéroboambottle of wine
  • JéroboamBiblical king
German Jerobeam
  • JerobeamBiblical king
Greek Ιεροβοάμ
  • Ιεροβοάμ (Ierovoám)Biblical king
Hebrew ירבעם
  • ירבעםBiblical king
Hungarian Jeroboám
  • JeroboámBiblical king
Indonesian Yerobeam
  • YerobeamBiblical king
Italian Geroboamo
  • GeroboamoBiblical king
Japanese ヤロブアム
  • ヤロブアムBiblical king
Korean 여로보암
  • 여로보암 (yeoroboam)Biblical king
Latin Ieroboāmus
  • IeroboāmusBiblical king
Persian یربعام
  • یربعامBiblical king
Polish Jeroboam
  • JeroboamBiblical king
Russian Иеровоам
  • Иеровоам (Ijerovoam)Biblical king
Spanish Jeroboam
  • JeroboamBiblical king

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with jeroboam

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Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

jeroboam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeroboam

MLA

“jeroboam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeroboam. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jeroboam,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jeroboam.

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