Rehoboam
/ˌriːhoʊˈboʊ.əm/noun
A very large wine bottle holding about 4.5 liters, or the biblical king of Judah after Solomon.
Did you know?The bottle name comes from Rehoboam, the son of Solomon whose disastrous reign is traditionally associated with the division of the united Israelite kingdom.
Etymological Timeline
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
רְחַבְעָם (Reḥavʿam)
“A personal name formed from roots associated with enlarging or broadening the people.”
3rd–2nd Century BCE
Ancient Greek
Ῥοβοάμ (Roboam)
“Greek transliteration of the biblical king’s name in the Septuagint.”
Late Antiquity
Latin
Roboam
“Latin biblical form of the king’s name.”
Middle English
English
Roboam
“The biblical name transmitted through Latin and French religious texts.”
18th Century
English
rehoboam
“A very large wine bottle, named after the biblical king; the exact reason for the naming is uncertain.”
Modern English
English
Rehoboam
“A large wine bottle, conventionally holding about 4.5 liters, or the biblical king.”