HebrewH8115Noun
שׇֽׁמְרָ֑יִן
shom.ra.yin
“Samaria”
2Occurrences
H8115Strong's #
NounPart of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
Shomrain, a place in Palestine
(Aramaic) corresponding to H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Aramaic of sho.me.ron (*שֹׁמְרוֹן *"Samaria" H8111) § Samaria = "watch mountain" 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israelwhich 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
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun
Morphology Code
N:N--L
Full Description
N:N--L
Occurrences
שׇֽׁמְרָ֑יִן appears 2 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Ezra
2
Key Passages
Ezra 4:10BSB
and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.
Ezra 4:17BSB
Then the king sent this reply:To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates:Greetings.
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