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Lexicon :: Strong's H8111 - šōmrôn

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שֹׁמְרוֹן
Transliteration
šōmrôn
Pronunciation
sho-mer-one'
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Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the act part of שָׁמַר (H8104)
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TWOT Reference: 2414d

Strong’s Definitions

שֹׁמְרוֹן Shômᵉrôwn, sho-mer-one'; from the active participle of H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine:—Samaria.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 109x

The KJV translates Strong's H8111 in the following manner: Samaria (109x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 109x
The KJV translates Strong's H8111 in the following manner: Samaria (109x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֹׁמְרוֹן Shômᵉrôwn, sho-mer-one'; from the active participle of H8104; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine:—Samaria.
STRONGS H8111: Abbreviations
שֹׁמְרוֺן 109 proper name, of a location capital of Northern Israel from Omri's time (belonging to clan שֶׁמֶר, StaZAW v (1885), 165-175; originally שַׁמְרוֺן or שַׁמְרַיִן; Assyrian Samerina COT 1 Kings 16:24); — שׁ׳ 1 Kings 16:24 (name explanation as from שֶׁמֶר, originally owner of site), 1 Kings 16:28; 1 Kings 16:29; 1 Kings 16:32; 1 Kings 20:1, 10 +; שֹׁמְר֫וֺנָה 1 Kings 20:43; 2 Kings 6:19; 2 Kings 14:14; personified as woman Ezekiel 16:46, 51, 53, 55; Ezekiel 23:4, 33; king of Northern Israel is מֶלֶךְ שׁ׳ 1 Kings 21:1; 2 Kings 1:3; אֲשֶׁר בְּשׁ׳ 1 Kings 21:18, compare בְּשׁ׳ מָלַךְ עַליִֿשׂ׳ 1 Kings 22:52 + 9 times; thence name of territory, שְׂדֵה שׁ׳ Obadiah 19, עָרֵי שׁ׳ 1 Kings 13:32 (point of view of later editor), 2 Kings 17:24, 26; 2 Kings 23:19; הָרֵי שׁ׳ Amos 3:9; Jeremiah 31:5, — compare הַושֿׁ׳ Amos 4:1; Amos 6:1; 1 Kings 16:24; perhaps שׁ׳ alone Jeremiah 23:13; 1 Kings 18:2; 2 Kings 7:24; 2 Kings 7:28; 2 Chronicles 25:13; חֵיל שׁ׳ Nehemiah 3:34. — Greek Version of the LXX usually Σαμαρεια, but 1 Kings 16:24 Σεμερω, Σαεμερων, Σομορων; = modern Sebastieh; see GASm G 346 ff. BuhlG 207 f. CowleyEncy. Bib. under the word WilsonHast. DB under the word.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H8115.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

13:32; 16:24; 16:24; 16:24; 16:24; 16:28; 16:29; 16:32; 18:2; 20:1; 20:10; 20:43; 21:1; 21:18; 22:52

2 Kings

1:3; 6:19; 14:14; 17:24; 17:26; 23:19

2 Chronicles

25:13

Jeremiah

23:13; 31:5

Ezekiel

16:46; 16:51; 16:53; 16:55; 23:4; 23:33

Amos

3:9; 4:1; 6:1

Obadiah

1:19

H8111

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Strong's Number H8111 matches the Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן (šōmrôn),
which occurs 49 times in 44 verses in '2Ki' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:2 - And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, H8111 and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 1:3 - But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, H8111 and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 2:25 - And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:1 - Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria H8111 the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 3:6 - And king Jehoram went out of Samaria H8111 the same time, and numbered all Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 5:3 - And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! H8111 for he would recover him of his leprosy.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:19 - And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:20 - And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, H8111 that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:24 - And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:25 - And there was a great famine in Samaria: H8111 and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass's head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove's dung for five pieces of silver.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:1 - Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 7:18 - And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria: H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:1 - And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. H8111 And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, H8111 unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:12 - And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. H8111 And as he was at the shearing house in the way,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:17 - And when he came to Samaria, H8111 he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, H8111 till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:35

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:35 - And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. H8111 And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:36

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:36 - And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria H8111 was twenty and eight years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:1 - In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, H8111 and reigned seventeen years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:6 - Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:9 - And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: H8111 and Joash his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:10 - In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, H8111 and reigned sixteen years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 13:13 - And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria H8111 with the kings of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:14 - And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:16 - And Jehoash slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria H8111 with the kings of Israel; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 14:23 - In the fifteenth year of Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel began to reign in Samaria, H8111 and reigned forty and one years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:8 - In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria H8111 six months.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:13 - Shallum the son of Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:14 - For Menahem the son of Gadi went up from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, H8111 and smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, H8111 and slew him, and reigned in his stead.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:17 - In the nine and thirtieth year of Azariah king of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and reigned ten years in Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:23

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:23 - In the fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekahiah the son of Menahem began to reign over Israel in Samaria, H8111 and reigned two years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:25 - But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, H8111 in the palace of the king's house, with Argob and Arieh, and with him fifty men of the Gileadites: and he killed him, and reigned in his room.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 15:27 - In the two and fiftieth year of Azariah king of Judah Pekah the son of Remaliah began to reign over Israel in Samaria, H8111 and reigned twenty years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:1 - In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria H8111 over Israel nine years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:5 - Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, H8111 and besieged it three years.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:6

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:6 - In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, H8111 and carried Israel away into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:24 - And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria H8111 instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, H8111 and dwelt in the cities thereof.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:26 - Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, H8111 know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 17:28 - Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria H8111 came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:9 - And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, H8111 and besieged it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:10 - And at the end of three years they took it: even in the sixth year of Hezekiah, that is the ninth year of Hoshea king of Israel, Samaria H8111 was taken.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:34 - Where are the gods of Hamath, and of Arpad? where are the gods of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah? have they delivered Samaria H8111 out of mine hand?

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 21:13 - And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, H8111 and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:18 - And he said, Let him alone; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the bones of the prophet that came out of Samaria. H8111

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:19

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 23:19 - And all the houses also of the high places that were in the cities of Samaria, H8111 which the kings of Israel had made to provoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according to all the acts that he had done in Bethel.
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