Unni(unno)
עֻנִּי/UN-eye/
“Depressed or afflicted (possibly a contraction of 'heard of Jehovah')”
Summary
The name of two Levites: one who served as a musician and doorkeeper when David brought up the ark, and another who returned from exile with Zerubbabel.
☩Musician Under David
Unni was one of the Levites appointed as both doorkeeper and musician when David brought the ark from the house of Obed-edom to Jerusalem. He played the psaltery on Alamoth in the tabernacle service that David organized for worship.
Key verses:1 Chronicles 15:181 Chronicles 15:20
☩Post-Exilic Levite
A second Levite named Unni (or Unno) is mentioned among those who returned from Babylon with Zerubbabel and were concerned in the sacred service after the restoration. He may represent the family of the earlier Unni rather than a distinct individual.
Key verses:Nehemiah 12:9
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Unni," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. X (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).
- 2.Andrew Robert Fausset, "Unni," in The Englishman's Critical and Expository Bible Cyclopædia (Hodder & Stoughton, 1878).
- 3.George Morrish, "Unni," in Morrish's Concise Bible Dictionary (George Morrish, 1898).
- 4.F. N. Peloubet & M. A. Peloubet (ed.), "Unni," in Smith's Bible Dictionary (Porter & Coates, 1884).