The Hebrew proper name Imri is a contracted form of Imriyah or related to amar (to speak). It belongs to two men in the Old Testament: (1) a descendant of Judah mentioned in Nehemiah's genealogies of Jerusalem's inhabitants (Nehemiah 11:4), and (2) the father of Zaccur who helped rebuild the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah (Nehemiah 3:2).
Though Imri appears only in post-exilic genealogies and wall-rebuilding lists, his presence is theologically significant. The return from exile was not the work of famous heroes alone but of families — ordinary men whose names were written down by God. Nehemiah 3 is a divine honor roll of faithful builders. In the economy of God's kingdom, faithfulness in reconstruction after exile is as glorious as conquest. No faithful servant is too obscure for God's record.