שֹׁמְרוֹן
sho.me.ronNounH8111
Samaria
From: from the active participle of H8104 (שָׁמַר); watch-station;
Short Definition
Shomeron, a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
§ Samaria = "watch mountain" 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun
Morphology N:N--L
DescriptionN:N--L
Occurrences
97 timesAppears 97 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
2 Kings
44
1 Kings
16
2 Chronicles
8
Ezk
6
Isaiah
6
Key Passages
- 1 Kings 13:32
- 2 Chronicles 25:13
- 2 Kings 14:23
- 2 Kings 23:18
- Ezk 16:55
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