8106. Shemer
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Shemer: Shemer

Original Word: שֶׁמֶר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shemer
Pronunciation: SHEH-mer
Phonetic Spelling: (sheh'-mer)
Definition: Shemer
Meaning: Shemer

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁמַר (shamar), meaning "to guard" or "to keep."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for the name Shemer, as it is a proper noun specific to the Hebrew context. However, the Greek term Σαμάρεια (Samareia) corresponds to Samaria, the city named after Shemer.

Usage: The name Shemer is used in the Hebrew Bible as a proper noun, specifically as a personal name. It is most notably associated with an individual who was the original owner of the hill purchased by King Omri, which later became the site of the city of Samaria.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, names often carried significant meanings and were sometimes indicative of a person's character or destiny. The root שָׁמַר (shamar) suggests a sense of guarding or preserving, which may reflect the role or reputation of the individual named Shemer. The hill of Shemer, purchased by Omri, became a central location in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, highlighting the importance of Shemer's legacy in the biblical narrative.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from shamar
Definition
three Isr.
NASB Translation
Shemer (4).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
שָׁ֑מֶד proper name, masculine 1 Chronicles 8:12 Gi Baer, see שֶׁמֶר

I. שֶׁ֫מֶר proper name, masculine (properly clan-name, compare StaZAW v (1885). 166 f., compare Sabean שמר Os13, but Northern Aramaic DHMZMG xxxvii (1885), 14 SabDenkm30); — Σεμ(μ)ηρ, etc.:

1 ׳שׁ original owner of hill where Samaria was built 1 Kings 16:24 (twice in verse).

2 שָׁ֑מֶר

a. Levite 1 Chronicles 6:31.

b. in Asher 1 Chronicles 7:34, A ᵐ5L Σωμηρ; = שֹׁמֵר 1 Chronicles 7:32.

c. in Benjamin 1 Chronicles 8:12 van d. H.; > שֶׁטֶד q. v.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shamer, Shemer

The same as shemer; Shemer, the name of three Israelites -- Shamer, Shemer.

see HEBREW shemer

Forms and Transliterations
וָשָׁ֑מֶד ושמד שֶׁ֔מֶר שֶׁ֖מֶר שָֽׁמֶר׃ שָׁ֑מֶר שמר שמר׃ šā·mer šāmer še·mer šemer Shamer Shemer vaShamed wā·šā·meḏ wāšāmeḏ
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Kings 16:24
HEB: שֹׁמְר֛וֹן מֵ֥אֶת שֶׁ֖מֶר בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם כָּ֑סֶף
NAS: Samaria from Shemer for two talents
KJV: Samaria of Shemer for two talents
INT: the hill Samaria Shemer talents of silver

1 Kings 16:24
HEB: עַ֣ל שֶׁם־ שֶׁ֔מֶר אֲדֹנֵ֖י הָהָ֥ר
NAS: the name of Shemer, the owner
KJV: after the name of Shemer, owner
INT: after the name of Shemer the owner of the hill

1 Chronicles 6:46
HEB: בָּנִ֖י בֶּן־ שָֽׁמֶר׃
NAS: of Bani, the son of Shemer,
KJV: of Bani, the son of Shamer,
INT: of Bani the son of Shemer

1 Chronicles 7:34
HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י שָׁ֑מֶר אֲחִ֥י [וְרֹוהֲגָה
NAS: The sons of Shemer [were] Ahi
KJV: And the sons of Shamer; Ahi,
INT: the sons of Shemer Ahi Rohgah

1 Chronicles 8:12
HEB: עֵ֥בֶר וּמִשְׁעָ֖ם וָשָׁ֑מֶד ה֚וּא בָּנָ֣ה
KJV: and Misham, and Shamed, who built
INT: Eber Misham and Shamed who built

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 8106
5 Occurrences


šā·mer — 2 Occ.
še·mer — 2 Occ.
wā·šā·meḏ — 1 Occ.
















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