Omri

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Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Scripts עָמְרִי(Hebrew)
Pronounced Pron. AHM-rie(English) AHM-ree(English)

Meaning & History

Possibly means "life" or "servant" in Hebrew (or a related Semitic language). This was the name of a 9th-century BC military commander who became king of Israel. He appears in the Old Testament, where he is denounced as being wicked.