Omri

Douay Bible, Am·ri

[om-rahy]

noun

1. (in the Bible) a king of ancient Israel and the father of Ahab.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Omri¹

From Hebrew ʿomrī, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic

Example Sentences

Chief Executive Omri Raiter said its platform can connect the dots between activity on encrypted messaging apps, dark-web markets, boat and mobile-phone signals, social media and other data feeds to help investigators map trafficking routes that are hard to see.

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Founded in 2010 by Israelis Shalev Hulio and Omri Lavie, NSO Group is based in the seaside high-tech hub of Herzliya, near Tel Aviv.

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Omri Miran appeared in another Hamas video released on April 23, 2025.

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Omri Miran, an Israeli-Hungarian therapeutic masseur, was taken from his home in kibbutz Nahal Oz in front of his wife Lichay Miran-Lavi and their two small daughters.

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"We've been waiting 738 days to say this: Welcome home," the Israeli foreign ministry posted on X, identifying the released captives as Guy Gilboa Dalal, Eitan Mor, Matan Angrest, Alon Ohel, Gali and Ziv Berman and Omri Miran.

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