tib´nı̄ (×ªÖ¼×‘× ×™, tibhnı̄; Codex Vaticanus ΘαμνειÌ, ThamneıÌ, Codex Alexandrinus ΘαμνιÌ, ThamnıÌ, Lucian ΘαβεννειÌ, ThabenneıÌ): A rival of Omri for the throne of Israel after the death of Zimri ( 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 ) shows that the length of the struggle was four years.