tiv.ni identifies the man whom part of Israel followed as king in its division with Omri.

The attested forms identify the man followed by one faction of Israel in support of his kingship and later named when that faction is overcome and he dies.

1. The rival claimant followed by part of Israel · dominant

   The forms are tagged as Proper Nouns. In 1 Kings 16:21 the APB renders a division in which half the people followed Tibni son of Ginath to make him king, while the other half followed Omri; in 1 Kings 16:22 it again names Tibni among the people aligned with him and reports his death.

   1 Kings 16:211 Kings 16:22

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the name as “Tibni” in both verses, first in the faction seeking to make him king and then in the report that he died. It confirms the narrative identification rather than isolating each form's contribution.