Strong H8106H8106Aשֶׁ֫מֶר
Shemer
One of the 4 senses of Strong H8106
- Transliteration
- shemer
- Pronunciation
- sheh'-mer
- Morphology
- Proper Name (Masculine) of a Person
Definition
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.24
Meaning of the name
Shemer or Shamer = "preserved"
General definition
The same as H8105; {Shemer} the name of three Israelites: - {Shamer} Shemer.
In the biblical story
Shemer
Original owner of Samaria
Shemer, the original owner of the hill of Samaria, which Omri bought from him.
In the Bible
Strong H8106A appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shemer1
First verses
- 1 Kings 16:24And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.