JEROBOAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Jeroboam mean? 

• JEROBOAM (noun)
  The noun JEROBOAM has 2 senses:

1. (Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)

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

  Familiarity information: JEROBOAM used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JEROBOAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Old Testament) first king of the northern kingdom of Israel who led Israel into sin (10th century BC)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Jeroboam; Jeroboam I

Instance hypernyms:

king; male monarch; Rex (a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

double-magnum; jeroboam

Hypernyms ("jeroboam" is a kind of...):

wine bottle (a bottle for holding wine)