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But the peopleוַ הָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרfollowedאַחֲרֵיOmriעָמְרִיprevailed overיֶּחֱזַקthe peopleהָעָםwhoאֲשֶׁרfollowedאַחֲרֵיTibniתִּבְנִיsonבֶןof Ginath;גִּינַתand Tibniוַ תִּבְנִיdied,יָּמָתand Omriוַ עָמְרִיreigned.יִּמְלֹךְ
1 Kings 16:22
Study it in the app“But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; and Tibni died, and Omri reigned.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Kings 16:22, word by word
- But the peopleעָםam
crowd
The people gathered in a place: the crowd, or the troops that go out to war.
Where else “am” appears- Omriעָמְרִיamri
Omri
Omri: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the army commander made king of Israel, who built Samaria and was the father of Ahab (1 Kings 16:16-28); other men bear the same name in Chronicles.
Where else “amri” appears- prevailed overיֶּחֱזַקyechezak
be strong
To stand firm and brave, not giving in to fear.
Where else “yechezak” appears- Tibniתִּבְנִיtivni
Tibni
Tibni: a name of uncertain meaning. He is the son of Ginath whom half the people wanted to make king instead of Omri (1 Kings 16:21-22).
Where else “tivni” appears- sonבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Ginathגִּינַתginat
Ginath
Ginath: a name of uncertain meaning (the lexicon relates it to "garden"). He is the father of Tibni, Omri's rival (1 Kings 16:21-22).
Where else “ginat” appears- diedיָּמָתyamat
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “yamat” appears- reignedיִּמְלֹךְyimloch
reign
To be king of a people, or to begin ruling it as king.
Where else “yimloch” appears
The context
21Then the people of Israel were divided into halves: half of the people followed Tibni son of Ginath, to make him king, and the other half followed Omri.
22 · This verse (above)
23In year thirty and one of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned twelve years; in Tirzah he reigned six years.