Rehoboam

American  

[ree-uh-boh-uhm] / ˌri əˈboʊ əm /

noun

1. the successor of Solomon and the first king of Judah, reigned 922?–915? b.c. 1 Kings 11:43.

2. (often lowercase) a large wine bottle, used especially for champagne, equivalent to 6 regular bottles or 4.8 liters (5 quarts).

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rehoboam British  

/ ˌriːəˈbəʊəm /

noun

1. a wine bottle holding the equivalent of six normal bottles (approximately 156 ounces)

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Etymology

Origin of Rehoboam

From Late Latin Roboam, from Greek Rhoboám, from Hebrew Rəḥabhʿām “(The deity) enlarges the people; the people are enlarged”; Rehoboam def. 2 was first recorded in 1840–45

Example Sentences

“Westworld” featured Solomon and Rehoboam, two biblically named godlike sentient beings who were curating the human race’s future, while “Devs” merely found a way to visit the past.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 26, 2020

"So many of my memories were ugly, but the things I held onto until the end weren't the ugly ones," Dolores says to Maeve before Rehoboam erases her final memories and she flickers out.

From Salon • May 4, 2020

At the larger end is Rehoboam, an enormous server named after a biblical king that uses its vast store of personal data to determine the life-paths of every human being.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2020

King Rehoboam incited a division in the nation that was never healed.

From Time • Mar. 15, 2016

Rehoboam promised to make an answer on the third day.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. II (of VI) by Duncker, Max