זִמְרִי

Strong’s Definition

Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribe

Etymology & Derivation

from H2167 (זָמַר); musical;

KJV Usage

Zimri.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.(n pr m) the son of salu, a simeonite chieftain, slain by phinehas with the midianitish princess cozbi
• 2.5th king of the northern kingdom, murderer of the king, elah, who reigned for 7 days before he killed himself by setting the palace on fire and was replaced by the general of the army, omri
• 3.one of the five sons of zerah and grandson of judah
• 4.son of jehoadah and descendant of saul
• 5.an obscure name mentioned in connection with 'the mingled people' in jeremiah; may be same as 'zimran'

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: Zimrîy; Pronunciation: zim-ree'