Rehoboam — the meaning of the Hebrew name רְחַבְעָם

רְחַבְעָם

Rᵉchabʻâm · pronounced rekh-ab-awm' · Strong's H7346 · a man

Rehoboam means a people has enlarged.

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רָחַב râchab (from, H7337) — to broaden (intransitive or transitive, literal or figurative) open in the lexicon ›

עַם ʻam (and, H5971) — a people (as a congregated unit) open in the lexicon ›

from H7337 and H5971; a people has enlarged; Rechabam, an Israelite king.

1Kgs 11:43 And Solomon slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead. (KJV)

41 occurrences in 41 verses — 1 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.