Shomer
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Shomer

keeper; dregs

Smith's Bible Dictionary
Shomer

(keeper).

  1. An Asherite, (1 Chronicles 7:32) also called Shamer. ver. (1 Chronicles 7:34)
  2. The father (mother ?) of Jehozabad who slew King Joash. (2 Kings 12:21) In the parallel passage in (2 Chronicles 24:26) the name is converted into the feminine form Shimrith, who is further described as a Moabitess. [SHIMRITH] (B.C. 839.)
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Watchman.

(1.) The mother of Jehozabad, who murdered Joash (2 Kings 12:21); called also Shimrith, a Moabitess (2 Chronicles 24:26).

(2.) A man of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:32); called also Shamer (34).

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SHOMER

sho'-mer (shomer):

(1) The father of one of the conspirators who killed Joash (2 Kings 12:21).

See SHIMEATH.

(2) One of the sons of Heber of the tribe of Asher (1 Chronicles 7:32).

See SHEMER.

Strong's Hebrew
7763. Shomer -- two Israelites
Shomer or Shomer. 7762b, 7763. Shomer or Shomer. 7764 . two Israelites.
Transliteration: Shomer or Shomer Phonetic Spelling: (sho ...
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7778. shoer -- a gatekeeper
... doorkeeper, porter. Or shomer {sho-are'}: active participle of sha'ar (as denominative
from sha'ar); a janitor -- doorkeeper, porter. see HEBREW sha'ar. ...
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Library

The Original Text and Its History.
... Hebrew: m], m; [Hebrew: r], r, ([Hebrew: shmr], to be read from right to left,)
might be pronounced, shamar, he kept; shemor, keep thou; shomer, keeping"the ...
/.../barrows/companion to the bible/chapter xiv the original text.htm

The Memphite Empire
... itself from it and ends at Gebel Serbal, at some distance to the northwest; another
trends to the south, and after attaining in Gebel Umm-Shomer an elevation ...
/.../chapter iithe memphite empire.htm

The Hebrews and the Philistines --Damascus
History Of Egypt, Chaldaea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, V 6. <. ...
/.../chapter iiithe hebrews and the.htm

Thesaurus
Shomer (3 Occurrences)
...SHOMER. sho'-mer (shomer): (1) The father of one of the conspirators who killed
Joash (2 Kings 12:21). See SHIMEATH. ...Shomer (3 Occurrences). ...
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Jehozabad (4 Occurrences)
... (2.) The son of Shomer, one of the two conspirators who put king Jehoash to death
in Millo in Jerusalem (2 Kings 12:21). (3.) 2 Chronicles 17:18. Int. ...
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Watchman (19 Occurrences)
... woch'-man (tsopheh, shomer, metsappeh, notser): Used to designate a sentinel on
the city walls (2 Samuel 18:25 2 Kings 9:18 Psalm 127:1 Isaiah 62:6) or on the ...
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Shone (27 Occurrences)

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Japhlet (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Japhlet (2 Occurrences). 1 Chronicles 7:32 Heber became
the father of Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister. ...
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Jozacar (1 Occurrence)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
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Jozabad (10 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
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Murdered (25 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
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Shimeath (2 Occurrences)
... 2 Kings 12:21 For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer,
his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in ...
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Shoham (7 Occurrences)

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Concordance
Shomer (3 Occurrences)

2 Kings 12:21
For Jozacar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, struck him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his place.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:32
Heber became the father of Japhlet, and Shomer, and Hotham, and Shua their sister.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 7:34
And the sons of Shomer: Ahi and Rohgah, Jehubbah and Aram.
(BBE NIV)

Subtopics

Shomer

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Jozacar (1 Occurrence)

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Murdered (25 Occurrences)

Shimeath (2 Occurrences)

Shoham (7 Occurrences)

Shu'a (1 Occurrence)

Shua (4 Occurrences)

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Shimrith (1 Occurrence)

Heber (13 Occurrences)

Succeeded (81 Occurrences)

Amaziah (41 Occurrences)

Begot (119 Occurrences)

Begat (112 Occurrences)

Buried (125 Occurrences)

Hotham (3 Occurrences)

Reigned (206 Occurrences)

Sister (113 Occurrences)

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