Jeroboam

[ jer-uh-boh-uh m ]

/ ˌdʒɛr əˈboʊ əm /

the first king of the Biblical kingdom of the Hebrews in N Palestine.

(lowercase) a large wine bottle having a capacity of about four ordinary bottles or 3 liters (3.3 quarts).

Example sentences from the Web for jeroboam

The re-election of President Obama has uncorked a jeroboam of conservative pessimism.

Commentary's Symposium on the Future of Conservatism |David Frum |January 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless he cleaved unto the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin; he departed not therefrom.

The Bible Story |Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
The people of the North seceded, and under the leadership of a man named Jeroboam, set up a kingdom of their own.

The Bible Story |Rev. Newton Marshall Hall
It began with Jeroboam's idolatry (1 Kings xii:25) and became worse and worse.

The Prophet Ezekiel |Arno C. Gaebelein

It is the great crime of Jeroboam that he made Israel to sin.

A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4) |Richard Baxter
Jeroboam wanted no further encouragement to mature his plans, since a prophet had commended176 them.

History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) |Heinrich Graetz

jeroboam

/ (ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm) /

a wine bottle holding the equivalent of four normal bottles (approximately 104 ounces) Also called: double-magnum

C19: humorous allusion to Jeroboam (sense 1), described as a ``mighty man of valour'' (I Kings 11:28) who ``made Israel to sin'' (I Kings 14:16)

Jeroboam

/ (ˌdʒɛrəˈbəʊəm) /

the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?922–?901 bc)

king of the northern kingdom of Israel (?786–?746 bc)