1 Kings 16:22:141 Kgs.16.22.W14TAB
עָמְרִֽי׃
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
- clause
va-ya-MAT tiv-NI va-yim-LOKH om-RI
- sentence
va-ye-khe-ZAK ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE om-RI et-ha-AM a-SHER a-kha-RE tiv-NI ben-gi-NAT va-ya-MAT tiv-NI va-yim-LOKH om-RI
Exegesis
The paired phrases ha’am asher acharei Omri {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי עָמְרִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê ʿām-rî} and ha’am asher acharei Tibni {הָעָם אֲשֶׁר אַחֲרֵי תִּבְנִי | hā-ʿām ʾă-šer ʾă-ḥă-rê tîv-nî} link supporters to their respective leaders.
In context — 1 Kings 16:22
And the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; so Tibni died and Omri reigned .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:22:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 16:22, 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.16.22.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.22.W14.S1) and character.