שֶׁ֫מֶר

she.merProper Noun (Masculine)H8106

Shemer

From: the same as H8105 (שֶׁמֶר);

Short Definition

Shemer, the name of three Israelites

Full Lexicon Entry

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at § Shemer or Shamer = "preserved" 1) the owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built 2) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of ) an Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'

Grammar

Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)

Morphology N:N-M-P

DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

3 times

Appears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

1 Chronicles
2
1 Kings
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 7:34
  • 1 Chronicles 8:12
  • 1 Kings 16:24

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