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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary

Shemer

guardian; thorn

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Shemer

(preserved), the owner of the hill on which the city of Samaria was built. (1 Kings 16:24) (B.C. 917.) [SAMARIA]

ATS Bible Dictionary

Shemer

The former owner of the hill on which Omri built Samaria, 1 Kings 16:24.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SHEMER

she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer):

(1) The owner of the hill which Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1 Kings 16:24, shomeron). Shemer may be an ancient clan name. The fact, however, that the mountain was called Shomeron when Omri bought it makes one doubt that the city of Samaria was named after Shemer; the passage is questionable. The real etymology of Samaria roots it in "watch mountain" (see Stade, Zeitschrift, 165).

(2) A Merarite (1 Chronicles 6:46 (31), Semmer).

(3) An Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:34, A and Lucian, Somer), called "Shomer" in 1 Chronicles 7:32.

(4) A Benjamite (1 Chronicles 8:12, Codex Vaticanus Semer; Codex Alexandrinus Semmer; Lucian, Samaiel); the Revised Version (British and American) "Shemed," the King James Version "Shamed."

The Hebrew manuscripts differ; some read "Shemer," others "Shemedh."

Horace J. Wolf

Strong's Hebrew

8106. Shemer -- three Israelites
... 8105, 8106. Shemer. 8107 . three Israelites. Transliteration: Shemer Phonetic
Spelling: (sheh'-mer) Short Definition: Shemer. ... NASB Word Usage Shemer (4). ...
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8105. shemer -- lees, dregs
... 8104, 8105. shemer. 8106 . lees, dregs. Transliteration: shemer Phonetic Spelling:
(sheh'-mer) Short Definition: wine. ... 8104, 8105. shemer. 8106 . ...
/hebrew/8105.htm - 6k

8110. Shimrown -- a city of Canaan
... Shimron From shemer in its original sense; guardianship; Shimron, the name of an
Israelite and of a place in Palestine -- Shimron. see HEBREW shemer. ...
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8113. Shimri -- four Israelites
... NASB Word Usage Shimri (4). Shimri. From shemer in its original sense; watchful;
Shimri, the name of four Israelites -- Shimri. see HEBREW shemer. 8112, 8113 ...
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Library

The Record of Two Kings
... And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on
the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture f/the record of two kings.htm

Elijah and the Widow's Son
... He bought the hill Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built a
city on the hill and named it Samaria, after Shemer, the owner of the hill. ...
/.../sherman/the childrens bible/elijah and the widows son.htm

Thesaurus

Shemer (4 Occurrences)
...SHEMER. she'-mer (shemer; Semer, Lucian, Semmer): (1) The owner of the hill which
Omri bought and which became the site of Samaria (1 Kings 16:24, shomeron). ...
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Naming (21 Occurrences)
... (BBE). 1 Kings 16:24 He got the hill Samaria from Shemer for the price of two talents
of silver, and he made a town there, building it on the hill and naming it ...
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Talents (36 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:24 He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and
he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after ...
/t/talents.htm - 19k

Buyeth (10 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:24 and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver,
and buildeth 'on' the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he ...
/b/buyeth.htm - 9k

Sama'ria (102 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver;
and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built ...
/s/sama'ria.htm - 34k

Buildeth (73 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:24 and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver,
and buildeth 'on' the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he ...
/b/buildeth.htm - 28k

Former (107 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver;
and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built ...
/f/former.htm - 41k

Samaria (123 Occurrences)
... Omri, the king of Israel, purchased this hill from Shemer its owner for two talents
of silver, and built on its broad summit the city to which he gave the name ...
/s/samaria.htm - 63k

Owner (56 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 16:24 He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and
he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after ...
/o/owner.htm - 24k

Shemesh (24 Occurrences)

/s/shemesh.htm - 14k

Bible Concordance

Shemer (4 Occurrences)

1 Kings 16:24 He bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver; and he built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 6:46 the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:34 The sons of Shemer: Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV)

1 Chronicles 8:12 And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, and Misham, and Shemer, who built Ono, and Lod and its dependent villages;
(DBY)

Subtopics

Shemer

Shemer: Owner of the Site Upon Which the City of Samaria Was Built

Related Terms

Naming (21 Occurrences)

Talents (36 Occurrences)

Buyeth (10 Occurrences)

Sama'ria (102 Occurrences)

Buildeth (73 Occurrences)