Study it in the app“He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver, and he built on the hill; and he called the name of the city that he built after the name of Shemer, the owner of the hill, Samaria.”
He boughtוַיִּקֶןthe hillהָהָרof SamariaשֹׁמְרוֹןfromמֵאֶתShemerשֶׁמֶרfor two talentsבְּכִכְּרַיִםof silver,כָּסֶףand he builtוַיִּבֶןon the hill;הָהָרand he calledוַיִּקְרָאthe nameשֵׁםof the cityהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרhe builtבָּנָהafterעַלthe nameשֶׁםof Shemer,שֶׁמֶרthe ownerאֲדֹנֵיof the hill,הָהָרSamaria.שֹׁמְרוֹן
buy
To give silver in order to become the owner of something.
Where else “yiken” appearsmountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appearsSamaria
See it on the mapWhere else “shomron” appearsShemer, Shemed
Shemer: a name that, according to the lexicon, means "what is kept" (like the lees of wine). He is the owner of the hill that Omri bought; "Samaria" comes from his name (1 Kings 16:24). Other men have the same name in Chronicles. In 1 Chronicles 8:12 the Hebrew text writes שָׁמֶד, "Shemed," another man (the lexicon lists this name with Shemer).
Where else “shemer” appearstalent
A very large weight for metals, about 3,000 shekels.
Where else “chikrayim” appearsmoney
What is paid and received in exchange, weighed out in silver.
Where else “kasef” appearsbuild
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “yiven” appearsname
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shem” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearslord
The one with authority over another; or a respectful title.
Where else “adone” appearsIn Hebrew “Samaria” is Shomeron, which sounds like “Shemer,” the name of the owner. A talent was about thirty kilograms or a little more.
Samaria
Today: northern West Bank (Sebastia, Samaria hills)
A city and region in central Israel, between Judea and Galilee.
Omri founded the city as capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kgs 16:24); the Assyrians conquered it (2 Kgs 17:6). Jesus passed through the region, and Philip preached there (John 4:4; Acts 8:5).
23In year thirty and one of Asa king of Judah, Omri began to reign over Israel, and he reigned twelve years; in Tirzah he reigned six years.
24 · This verse (above)
25Omri did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, and did more evil than all who were before him.
