Strong's Hebrew Concordance

H8402: תִּבְנִי

Tibnîy · pronounced tib-nee' · “Tibni”

Definition

Tibni, an Israelite

KJV translates it as: Tibni.

Word origin: from H8401 (תֶּבֶן); strawy;

Extended definition

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.21;
son of: Ginath (H1527)
§ Tibni = "intelligent"
contender for the throne of the northern kingdom of Israel after the death of Zimri; fought for 4 years with the rival faction whose leader was Omri; died after 4 years leaving the throne to Omri

Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).

How H8402 is translated

  • tibni ×3

Bible verses with H8402 (Tibnîy)

Tibnîy appears in 2 verses.

  • 1 Kings 16:21

    Then were the people of Israel divided into two parts: half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king; and half followed Omri.

  • 1 Kings 16:22

    But the people that followed Omri prevailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath: so Tibni died, and Omri reigned.