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Rehoboam definition

Re·ho·boam (rē′hə bō′əm)

noun

  1. Bible the first king of Judah: 2 Chron. 9:31-12:16
  2. Winemaking a wine bottle, esp. one for champagne, holding about 4.5 liters, about three times as much as a magnum

Etymology: Heb rechavam, lit., prob., enlarger of the people

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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