Strong H6871צְרוּעָה

Zeruah

Transliteration
tserû‛âh
Pronunciation
tser-oo-aw'
Morphology
Proper Name (Feminine) of a Person

Definition

Feminine passive participle of H6879; leprous;
{Tseruah} an Israelitess: - Zeruah.

Meaning of the name

Zeruah = "full breasted"

Detailed definition

A woman of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.11.26; married to Nebat (H5028);
mother of: Jeroboam (H3379)

In the biblical story

Zeruah

Mother of Jeroboam, first king of Israel

Zeruah was the mother of Jeroboam, who became the first king of the northern kingdom of Israel (1Ki.11.26).

In the Bible

Strong H6871 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • zeruah1

First verses

  1. 1 Kings 11:26
    And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon’s servant, whose mother’s name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the king.
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