Bible Person

Imri

Meaning: speaking; exalting; bitter; a lamb · Male · 1 cross reference

This Imri entry refers to the Judahite ancestor in 1 Chronicles 9 and the father of Omri, not to the father of Zaccur in Nehemiah 3. He belongs to the family lines associated with the inhabitants of restored Jerusalem. First appears in 1 Chr 9:4.1

AI summary: This Imri matters because his single cross reference helps locate one household within the restored city's settled population. Even a brief paternal note contributes to the picture of Jerusalem being repopulated through remembered families. Taken together, the material presents this Imri as a genealogical figure in post-exilic Jerusalem.1

Central Figure

Imri

Meaning: speaking; exalting; bitter; a lamb