ʼImrîy — H566

Definition

masculine proper noun

Imri, the name of two Israelites

1. Imri = "eloquent"
2. a man of Judah
3. an ancestor of one of Nehemiah's helpers

Usually translated as

Imri

Origin

from H564

• Derived from ʼImmêr (H564)

Occurrences

ʼImrîy occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1)

• 1 Chronicles 9:4 — Uthai the son of Ammihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri (אִמְרִ֣י), the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah.
• Nehemiah 3:2 — And next unto him builded the men of Jericho. And next to them builded Zaccur the son of Imri (אִמְרִֽי).