How do you use Jeroboam in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like king or rex, plus the exact meaning.
Jeroboam in a sentence
Jeroboam meaning
Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.
Using Jeroboam
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative letter-case form of Jeroboam: a very large wine bottle.
- Useful related words include: jeroboam i, king, male monarch, rex.
- In the example corpus, jeroboam often appears in combinations such as: jeroboam was, of jeroboam, jeroboam ii.
Context around Jeroboam
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Jeroboam
- In this selection, "jeroboam" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, asked, king, defiance, placed, rehoboam and ruling stand out and add context to how "jeroboam" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include first king jeroboam placed golden and he asked jeroboam to give. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "jeroboam" sits close to words such as aadi, aayush and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with jeroboam
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Sizes larger than Jeroboam (3 L) are rare. (8 words)
He asked Jeroboam to give him 3 days to think it over. (12 words)
They raged intensely during the reign of Ahab, and did not end until the time of Jeroboam II (784–744). (20 words)
Their first king, Jeroboam, placed golden calves in the cities of Dan and Bethel and induced the people to worship these rather than to worship Jehovah God properly at the temple in Jerusalem. (33 words)
Earthquake in Israel c. 760 BC A major earthquake had occurred in Israel c. 760 BC, which may have been during the time of Jeroboam II, towards the end of his rule. (32 words)
Attempting to arrest the prophet for his bold words of defiance, Jeroboam's hand was "dried up", and the altar before which he stood was rent asunder. (27 words)
Example sentences (11)
Between Solomon and Jeroboam was his son Rehoboam who became king and foolishly threatened to make life more difficult for the people of the land.
Jeroboam was concerned that when his subjects—all of whom were Jewish—went to Jerusalem, their hearts would turn to the king of Judah.
He asked Jeroboam to give him 3 days to think it over.
Their first king, Jeroboam, placed golden calves in the cities of Dan and Bethel and induced the people to worship these rather than to worship Jehovah God properly at the temple in Jerusalem.
Attempting to arrest the prophet for his bold words of defiance, Jeroboam's hand was "dried up", and the altar before which he stood was rent asunder.
Earthquake in Israel c. 760 BC A major earthquake had occurred in Israel c. 760 BC, which may have been during the time of Jeroboam II, towards the end of his rule.
Sizes larger than Jeroboam (3 L) are rare.
The biblical account states that his elite warriors fended off a pincer movement to rout Jeroboam's troops—killing 500,000 of them.
The same names are used for bottles containing wine and port; however Jeroboam, Rehoboam and Methuselah refer to different bottle volumes.
The United Kingdom of Solomon breaks up, with Jeroboam ruling over the Northern Kingdom of Israel (in green on the map).
They raged intensely during the reign of Ahab, and did not end until the time of Jeroboam II (784–744).
Common combinations with jeroboam
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- jeroboam was 2×
- of jeroboam 2×
- jeroboam ii 2×