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שֶׁ֫מֶר

she.merShemer
hebrewOld TestamentName of a man5 occurrences2 books4 verses
This name belongs to 4 different people in the Bible:
  • Shemed: Son of Elpaal, a Benjamite
  • Shemer: Levite of the family of Merari
  • Shemer: Original owner of Samaria
  • Shomer: Asherite descendant, son of Heber

Definition

the same as H8105; Shemer, the name of three Israelites
Traditional renderings: Shamer, Shemer.

Glossary entries

Shamed Shamer Shemed Shemer Shomer

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

5 total
  1. 1 Kings 16:24 (2×)שֶׁ֖מֶר · Shemer; שֶׁ֔מֶר · of Shemer
    He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.
  2. 1 Chronicles 6:46שָֽׁמֶר׃ · of Shemer
    …the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
  3. 1 Chronicles 7:34שָׁ֑מֶר · of Shemer
    The sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
  4. 1 Chronicles 8:12וָשָׁ֑מֶד · Shemed
    The sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, Shemed (who built Ono and Lod with its villages),