Omri
עׇמְרִיStrong’s H6018omri (om-ri)
Appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Omri is the Hebrew word usually translated “omri”. It appears in 16 verses of the Old Testament.
“And the people that were encamped heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hath also slain the king: wherefore all Israel made Omri, the captain of the host, king over Israel that day in the camp.”
Meaning
- 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
- One of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin
- A descendant of Pharez the son of Judah
- Son of Michael and chief of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David
- 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
- One of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin
- A descendant of Pharez the son of Judah
- 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
- One of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin
- A descendant of Pharez the son of Judah
- Son of Michael and chief of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David
- 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
- One of the sons of Becher the son of Benjamin
- A descendant of Pharez the son of Judah
- Son of Michael and chief of the tribe of Issachar in the time of David
How it's translated
- omri 17
- and omri 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Kings 10
- 1 Chronicles 3
- 2 Kings 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Micah 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Kings 16:17And Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:21Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.
- 1 Kings 16:22But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.
- 1 Kings 16:23In the thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years: six years reigned he in Tirzah.
- 1 Kings 16:25But Omri wrought evil in the eyes of the LORD, and did worse than all that were before him.
- 1 Kings 16:27Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shewed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?
Hebrew dictionary
עׇמְרִי omri · Omri
A king of the Kingdom of Israel, living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.16; father of: Ahab (H0256) § Omri = "pupil of Jehovah" 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
עׇמְרִי omri · Omri
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at 1Ch.7.8; son of: Becher (H1071); brother of: Zemirah (H2160), Joash (H3135), Eliezer (H0461I), Elioenai (H0454I), Jeremoth (H3406H), Abijah (H0029K), Anathoth (H6068H) and Alemeth (H5964H) § Omri = "pupil of Jehovah" 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 …
עׇמְרִי omri · Omri
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Exile and Return, only mentioned at 1Ch.9.4; son of: Imri (H0566); father of: Ammihud (H5989K) § Omri = "pupil of Jehovah" 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
עׇמְרִי omri · Omri
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.27.18; son of: Michael (H4317N) § Omri = "pupil of Jehovah" 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
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.