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ʿomrī עׇמְרִי ‘Omri’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ʿimmēr עִמֵּר ‘to bind / to tyranise’
Roots: עמר

ʿomrī pr n m pers
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

Mentioned in 1 Kings 16:28, 16:21, 16:29, 16:30, 16:23, 16:22, 16:16, 16:25, 16:27, 16:17 2 Kings 8:26 Micah 6:16 1 Chronicles 7:8, 27:18, 9:4 2 Chronicles 22:2

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