1 Kings 16:21:151 Kgs.16.21.W15TAB
עָמְרִֽי׃
omri
“Omri”
- Transliteration
- om-RI
- Extended
- aam-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
a-kha-RE om-RI
- clause
kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
- sentence
AZ ye-kha-LEK ha-AM yis-re-EL la-KHE-tsi kha-TSI ha-AM ha-YA a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT le-ham-li-KHO ve-ha-kha-TSI a-kha-RE om-RI
Exegesis
The preposition ʾa-ḥă-rê {אַחֲרֵי | ʾa-ḥă-rê} ‘following’ governs tiv-nî {תִבְנִי | tiv-nî} and ʿam-rî {עָמְרִי | ʿam-rî}, indicating allegiance.
In context — 1 Kings 16:21
Then the people of Israel were divided into two halves; half of the people was following Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half was following Omri.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:21:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 16:21, so the Hebrew word עָמְרִֽי׃ (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.16.21.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.21.W15.S1) and character.