mri · Omri

What it means

mri (עׇמְרִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “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.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×12
• 2 Kings×1
• 1 Chronicles×3
• 2 Chronicles×1
• Micah×1

• 1 Kings 16:16

  The people who were encamped heard it said, “Zimri has conspired, and has also struck down the king.” So all Israel made king over Israel Omri, the commander of the army, that day in the camp.

• 1 Kings 16:17

  Omri went up from Gibbethon, and all Israel with him, and they besieged Tirzah.

• 1 Kings 16:21

  Then 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.

• 1 Kings 16:22

  But the people who followed Omri prevailed over the people who followed Tibni son of Ginath; and Tibni died, and Omri reigned.

• 1 Kings 16:23

  In 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.

• 1 Kings 16:25

  Omri did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and did more evil than all who were before him.

• 1 Kings 16:27

  The rest of the deeds of Omri, what he did, and his might that he showed, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel?

• 1 Kings 16:28

  Omri lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 16:29

  Ahab son of Omri began to reign over Israel in year thirty and eight of Asa king of Judah; and Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

• 1 Kings 16:30

  Ahab son of Omri did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH more than all who were before him.

• 2 Kings 8:26

  Ahaziah was twenty two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem; and the name of his mother was Athaliah, daughter of Omri, king of Israel.

• 1 Chronicles 7:8

  And the sons of Becher: Zemirah, Joash, Eliezer, Elioenai, Omri, Jeremoth, Abijah, Anathoth, and Alemeth. All these were the sons of Becher.

• 1 Chronicles 9:4

  Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the sons of Perez the son of Judah.

• 1 Chronicles 27:18

  for Judah, Elihu, one of the brothers of David; for Issachar, Omri son of Michael;

• 2 Chronicles 22:2

  Ahaziah was forty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah daughter of Omri.

• Micah 6:16

  And the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the work of the house of Ahab, and you walk in their counsels, so that I may make you a horror, and her inhabitants a hissing; and the reproach of my people you will bear.”

And 2 more times.