Strong's Lexicon

H8111

H8111 — שׁוֹמְרוֹן

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewShomrownName/l.Occurrences: 109TWOT: 2414d

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8111
Word:	שׁוֹמְרוֹן
Part of Speech:	Name/l.
Etymology:	from the active participle of H8104
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	109
Transliteration:	Shomrown
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	sho-mer-one'
Meaning:	1. watch-station 2. Shomeron, a place in Israel
KJV Renderings:	Samaria.

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BDB8858

שֹׁמְרוֺן₁₀₉ proper name [of a location] capital of Northern Israel from Omri's time (belonging to clan שֶׁמֶר, Sta^{ZAW v (1885), 165-175}; originally שַׁמְרוֺן or שַׁמְרַיִן; Assyrian Samerina COT^{1Kgs 16:24}); — ׳ שׁ 1Kgs 16:24 (name explanation as from שֶׁמֶר, originally owner of site), 1Kgs 16:28 1Kgs 16:29 1Kgs 16:32; 1Kgs 20:1; 1Kgs 20:10 +; שֹׁמְר֫וֺנָה 1Kgs 20:43; 2Kgs 6:19; 2Kgs 14:14 personified as woman Ezek 16:46; Ezek 16:51; Ezek 16:53; Ezek 16:55; Ezek 23:4; Ezek 23:33 king of Northern Israel is ׳ מֶלֶךְ שׁ 1Kgs 21:1; 2Kgs 1:3 ׳ אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁ 1Kgs 21:18, compare ׳ בְּשׁ ׳ מָלַךְ עַליִֿשׂ 1Kgs 22:52 + 9 t.; thence name of territory, ׳ שְׂדֵה שׁ Obad 1:19, ׳ עָרֵי שׁ 1Kgs 13:32 (point of view of later editor), 2Kgs 17:24; 2Kgs 17:26; 2Kgs 23:19 ׳ הָרֵי שׁ Amos 3:9; Jer 31:5, — compare ׳ הַושֿׁ Amos 4:1; Amos 6:1; 1Kgs 16:24 perhaps ׳ שׁ alone Jer 23:13; Jer 1:2; Jer 2:24; 2Kgs 7:28; 2Chr 25:13 ׳ חֵיל שׁ Neh 3:34. — ᵐ5 usually Σαμαρεια, but 1Kgs 16:24 Σεμερω, Σαεμερων, Σομορων; = modern Sebastieh; see GASm^{G 346 ff.} Buhl^{G 207 f.} Cowley^{Ency. Bib. under the word} Wilson^{Hast. DB under the
word} .

BDB9968

שָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן proper name [of a location] (Biblical Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֺן , I. שָׁמַר); — Ezra 4:7; Ezra 4:10.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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