jeroboam
IPA: dʒɛrʌbˈoʊʌm
Root Word: Jeroboam
noun
- First king of the Kingdom of Israel.
- A bottle of champagne or Burgundy wine containing 3 liters of fluid, four times the volume of a standard bottle.
- A bottle of Bordeaux wine containing 4.5 liters of fluid, six times the volume of a standard bottle.
- Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle. [First king of the Kingdom of Israel.]
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Examples of "jeroboam" in Sentences
- He was the son and successor of Jeroboam.
- The play focuses on the figure of Jeroboam.
- Jeroboam is depicted unfavorably in the Bible.
- Abijah wages a major battle against King Jeroboam.
- Jeroboam also appoints non Levites to the priesthood.
- Jeroboam II ruled in the north and Uzziah in the south.
- A Bordeaux wine bottle with this volume would be called a Jeroboam.
- These acts became known as the way of Jeroboam or the sins of Jeroboam.
- These acts became known as the way of Jeroboam or the errors of Jeroboam.
- Jeroboam and the people promised their loyalty in return for lesser burdens.
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