Lexical Definition

‎זִמְרִי‎ Zimrîy (zim-ree') Zimri ^N:N-M-P
from ‎זָמַר‎; musical

Zimri.

• § Zimri = "my music"
• Zimri, the name of five Israelites, and of an Arabian tribe

n pr m
1) the son of Salu, a Simeonite chieftain, slain by Phinehas with the Midianitish princess Cozbi
2) 5th king of the northern kingdom, murderer of the king, Elah, who reigned for 7 days before he killed himself by setting the palace on fire and was replaced by the general of the army, Omri
3) one of the five sons of Zerah and grandson of Judah
4) son of Jehoadah and descendant of Saul
5) an obscure name mentioned in connection with 'the mingled people' in Jeremiah; may be same as 'Zimran'

Extended Information

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.14
• son of: Salu (סַלּוּ)
• an obscure name mentioned in connection with 'the mingled people' in Jeremiah; may be same as 'Zimran'

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. ‎זִמְרִי‎ proper name, masculine ᵐ5 Ζαμβρ(ε)ι —

1. a Simeonite Num 25:14 (P).

2. grandson of Judah 2Chr 2:6* (app. = ‎זַבְדִּי‎ Josh 7:1 q. v.)

3. king of Israel before Omri 1Kgs 16:9; 1Kgs 16:10; 1Kgs 16:12; 1Kgs 16:15; 1Kgs 16:16; 1Kgs 16:18; 1Kgs 16:20; 2Kgs 9:31.

4. a Benjamite 1Chr 8:36 (twice in verse) = 1Chr 9:42 (twice in verse).

II. ‎זִמְרִי‎ proper name, of a people or patr., only ‎׳‎‎מַלְכֵי ז‎ Jer 25:25 (+ ‎מלכי עֵילָם‎ and ‎מלכי מָדָ֑י‎); = Σεμβρῖται in Ethiopia (Strabo^{xvii, i. 786}) ? compare Gf; omitted by ᵐ5; interpolation according to Kue Gie.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Profile

Male • Son of Salu • Simeonite prince, killed in the Baal-Peor incident

Man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness

Zimri, a prince of the Simeonites, was one of the Israelites killed in the incident involving the worship of Baal-Peor (Num.25.14).

• A man living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, only mentioned at Num.25.14;
• only referred to as Zimri זִמְרִי;
• a son of Salu סַלּוּ.

Zimri was a prince of the tribe of Simeon who was involved in the idolatrous worship of Baal-Peor during the Israelites' journey through the wilderness. In Numbers 25, the Israelites began to engage in sexual immorality with the Moabite women and participated in their sacrifices to the Moabite gods. This angered the Lord, and He sent a plague among the Israelites. In the midst of this crisis, Zimri brazenly brought a Midianite woman named Cozbi into his tent in full view of Moses and the congregation. Phinehas, the grandson of Aaron, took a spear and pierced both Zimri and Cozbi through their bodies, thus halting the plague. The Lord commended Phinehas for his zeal and granted him a covenant of perpetual priesthood. The incident with Zimri and Cozbi highlights the dangers of idolatry and the importance of maintaining purity and faithfulness to God. It also demonstrates the role of the priesthood in upholding the holiness of the Israelite community.

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