1 Kings 16:17:21 Kgs.16.17.W2TAB
עָמְרִ֛י
omri
“Omri”
- Transliteration
- om-RI
- Extended
- ohm-REE
- IPA
- /ʕɔmˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Omri
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
om-RI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-A-le om-RI
- clause
va-ya-A-le om-RI ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL i-MO mi-gib-be-TON
- sentence
va-ya-A-le om-RI ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL i-MO mi-gib-be-TON va-ya-TSU-ru al-tir-TSa
Exegesis
The proper name omri {עָמְרִ֛י | ʿāmrî} followed by ve-khol-yisrael {וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל | wə-ḵāl-yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘and all Israel’ indicates collective leadership.
In context — 1 Kings 16:17
Then Omri and all Israel with him advanced from Gibbethon and encircled Tirzah .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:17:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 16:17, so the Hebrew word עָמְרִ֛י (omri) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.16.17.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.17.W2.S1) and character.