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Samaria — the meaning of the Hebrew name שֹׁמְרוֹן

שֹׁמְרוֹן

Shômᵉrôwn · pronounced sho-mer-one' · Strong's H8111 · a place

Samaria means watch-station.

Built from

שָׁמַר shâmar (active participle of, H8104) — properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard open in the lexicon ›

Strong's definition

from the active participle of H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine.

First appearance

1Kgs 13:32 For the saying which he cried by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth–el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass. (KJV)

Every verse that names Samaria

101 occurrences in 101 verses — 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 2 Chronicles, Nehemiah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Micah

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Other people or places called Samaria

Samaria (H8115) — Shomrain, a place in Palestine

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