Omri — the meaning of the Hebrew name עׇמְרִי

עׇמְרִי

ʻOmrîy · pronounced om-ree' · Strong's H6018 · a man

Omri means heaping.

Built from

עָמַר ʻâmar (from, H6014) — properly, apparently to heap open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from H6014; heaping; Omri, an Israelite.

First appearance

1Kgs 16:16 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. (KJV)

Every verse that names Omri

16 occurrences in 16 verses — 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Micah

1Kgs 16:161Kgs 16:171Kgs 16:211Kgs 16:221Kgs 16:231Kgs 16:251Kgs 16:271Kgs 16:281Kgs 16:291Kgs 16:302Kgs 8:261Chr 7:81Chr 9:41Chr 27:182Chr 22:2Mic 6:16

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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