Tibni - tibīnī

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

 

(תּבני, tibhnī; Codex Vaticanus Θαμνεί, Thamneí, Codex Alexandrinus Θαμνί, Thamní, Lucian Θαβεννεί, Thabenneí): A rival of Omri for the throne of Israel after the death of Zimri (1Ki_16:21 f). This is the only reference to Tibni that has come down to us; a comparison of this passage with the account of Zimri's death (especially 1Ki_16:15) shows that the length of the struggle was four years.

 

Taken from: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr, M.A., D.D., General Editor