NIMRIM, WATERS OF
the stream of the leopards, a stream in Moab (Isa. 15:6; Jer. 48:34); probably the modern Wady en-Nemeirah, a rich, verdant spot at the south-eastern end of the Dead Sea. ......
SHIMRI
watchman. (1.) A Simeonite (1-Chr 4:37). (2.) The father of one of the "valiant men" of David's armies (1-Chr 11:45). (3.) Assisted at the purification of the temple in the time of Hezekiah (2-Chr 29:13).......
SIMRI
watchman, a Levite of the family of Merari (1-Chr 26:10). ......
ZIMRI
praise-worthy. (1.) A son of Salu, slain by Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, because of his wickedness in bringing a Midianitish woman into his tent (Num. 25:6). (2.) Murdered Elah at Tirzah, and succeeded him on the throne of Israel (1-Kings 16:8). He reigned only seven days, for Omri, whom the army elected as king, laid siege to Tirzah, whereupon Zimri set fire to the palace and perished amid its......