שֶׁמֶר
shemer · Shemer, Shemed
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8106 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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shemer (שֶׁמֶר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Shemer, 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).
How to say it
she·mer
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- Shemer ×4
- Shemed ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- 1 Kings 16:24
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.
- 1 Chronicles 6:46
the son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shemer,
- 1 Chronicles 7:34
And the sons of Shemer: Ahi, Rohgah, Hubbah, and Aram.
- 1 Chronicles 8:12
And the sons of Elpaal: Eber, Misham, and Shemed; he built Ono, and Lod and its towns;
And 1 more times.