BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8402
tiv.ni — Tibni
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
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1527
gi.nat — Ginath
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.21; father of: Tibni (H8402) § Ginath = "protection" father of Tibni
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Building of Jehovah, the son of Ginath, a man of some position, whom a considerable number of the people chose as monarch. For the period of four years he contended for the throne with Omri (1 Kings 16:21, 22), who at length gained the mastery, and became sole monarch of Israel.
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
