ne.vat is the proper name used to identify Jeroboam by naming him as Nebat’s son.

The term is consistently a proper name within the patronymic designation identifying Jeroboam as Nebat’s son. The same designation occurs in accounts of Jeroboam’s rebellion, later royal evaluations, and comparisons involving his house.

1. Nebat, named as Jeroboam’s father · dominant

   The original form is tagged Noun · Proper in the repeated designation “Jeroboam son of Nebat.” In 1 Kings 11:26 the APB renders Jeroboam as “son of Nebat” while introducing his action against Solomon; in 2 Kings 17:21 it uses the designation when Israel makes Jeroboam king and the verse recounts his leading Israel away and causing sin.

   1 Kings 11:261 Kings 12:21 Kings 16:262 Kings 10:292 Kings 17:212 Kings 23:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the supplied verses, the APB regularly presents the name within “Jeroboam son of Nebat” or “Jeroboam the son of Nebat.” These phrases show the verse-level presentation of the name rather than an isolated English rendering.