זִמְרִיZimrîy

Meanings

Same root

• זָמַרzâmar · H2167play upon it; to make music, accompanied by the voice; hence to celebrate in song and music

Where it appears

Appears 15 times in the Bible.

• Numbers 25:14 The Israelite man killed with the Midianite woman was named Zimri son of Salu, the leader of a family from the tribe of Simeon.
• 1 Kings 16:9 Then Zimri, who commanded half of the royal chariots, made plans to kill him. One day in Tirzah, Elah was getting drunk at the home of Arza, the supervisor of the palace.
• 1 Kings 16:10 Zimri walked in and struck him down and killed him. This happened in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah. Then Zimri became the next king.
• 1 Kings 16:12 So Zimri destroyed the dynasty of Baasha as the Lord had promised through the prophet Jehu.
• 1 Kings 16:15 Zimri began to rule over Israel in the twenty-seventh year of King Asa’s reign in Judah, but his reign in Tirzah lasted only seven days. The army of Israel was then attacking the Philistine town of Gibbethon.
• 1 Kings 16:16 When they heard that Zimri had committed treason and had assassinated the king, that very day they chose Omri, commander of the army, as the new king of Israel.