The meaning of “עׇמְרִי”
Understanding ʻOmrîy reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Omri. - § Omri = "pupil of Jehovah" - Omri, an Israelite 1) king of the northern kingdom of Israel, successor to king El...
עׇמְרִי
Omri. - § Omri = "pupil of Jehovah" - Omri, an Israelite 1) king of the northern kingdom of Israel, successor to king Elah for whom he was the captain of the army; ruled for 12 years and succeeded by his infamous son Ahab 2) one of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin 3) a descendant of Pharez the son of Judah 4) son of Michael and chief of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 16:25 | “But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the Lord, and did worse than all that were before him.” Word: עׇמְרִי (ʻOmrîy) | |
| 2 Kings 8:26 | “Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.” Word: עׇמְרִי (ʻOmrîy) | |
| 1 Chronicles 9:4 | “Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.” Word: עׇמְרִי (ʻOmrîy) | |
| 2 Chronicles 22:2 | “Forty and two years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. His mother’s name also was Athaliah the daughter of Omri.” Word: עׇמְרִי (ʻOmrîy) | |
| Micah 6:16 | “For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people. ” Word: עׇמְרִי (ʻOmrîy) |