shomron · Samaria

What it means

shomron (שֹׁמְרוֹן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Samaria”.

The city that King Omri built as the capital of the northern kingdom (1 Kings 16:24), named after Shemer, the owner of the hill. The name is also used for the whole region of that kingdom.

How to say it

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.

The place

• 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).

  1 Kings 16:242 Kings 17:6John 4:4Acts 8:5

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• 1 Kings×19
• 2 Kings×49
• 2 Chronicles×8
• Nehemiah×1
• Isaiah×8
• Jeremiah×3
• Ezekiel×6
• Hosea×6
• Amos×5
• Obadiah×1
• Micah×3

• 1 Kings 13:32

  For the word that he cried out by the word of YHWH against the altar that is in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places that are in the cities of Samaria, will surely come to pass.”

• 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 Kings 16:28

  Omri lay down with his fathers and was buried in Samaria; and Ahab his son reigned in his place.

• 1 Kings 16:29

  Ahab son of Omri began to reign over Israel in year thirty and eight of Asa king of Judah; and Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.

• 1 Kings 16:32

  He set up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal that he built in Samaria.

• 1 Kings 18:2

  So Elijah went to show himself to Ahab. And the famine was severe in Samaria.

• 1 Kings 20:1

  Ben-hadad king of Aram gathered all his troops; thirty and two kings were with him, and horses and chariots. He went up and besieged Samaria and fought against it.

• 1 Kings 20:10

  Ben-hadad sent to him and said, “So may the gods do to me, and so may they add, if the dust of Samaria is enough for handfuls for all the people who follow me.”

• 1 Kings 20:17

  The young men of the commanders of the provinces went out first. Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying, “Men have come out from Samaria.”

• 1 Kings 20:34

  He said to him, “The cities that my father took from your father I will give back; and you shall set up streets for yourself in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “And I, said Ahab, on this covenant will let you go.” So he made with him a covenant and let him go.

• 1 Kings 20:43

  The king of Israel went to his house resentful and angry, and came to Samaria.

• 1 Kings 21:1

  And it happened after these things that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard that was in Jezreel, beside the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

• 1 Kings 21:18

  “Get up, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria; look, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone down to take possession of it.

• 1 Kings 22:10

  Now the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting each on his throne, dressed in their robes, at the threshing floor at the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets were prophesying before them.

• 1 Kings 22:37

  So the king died, and came to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.

• 1 Kings 22:38

  They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood —and the prostitutes bathed there— according to the word of YHWH that he had spoken.

• 1 Kings 22:51

  Ahaziah son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria in year seventeen of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned over Israel two years.

• 2 Kings 1:2

  Ahaziah fell through the lattice of his upper room that was in Samaria and became sick. He sent messengers and said to them, “Go, consult Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will live through this sickness.”

• 2 Kings 1:3

  But the angel of YHWH spoke to Elijah the Tishbite, “Get up, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say to them, ‘Is it because there is no Elohim in Israel that you are going to consult Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’

• 2 Kings 2:25

  He went from there to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.

• 2 Kings 3:1

  Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria in year eighteen of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and he reigned twelve years.

• 2 Kings 3:6

  King Joram went out on that day from Samaria and mustered all Israel.

• 2 Kings 5:3

  She said to her mistress, “If only my master were before the prophet who is in Samaria! Then he would cure him of his leprosy.”

• 2 Kings 6:19

  Elisha said to them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will lead you to the man whom you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.

• 2 Kings 6:20

  And it happened, when they came into Samaria, that Elisha said, “YHWH, open the eyes of these men so that they may see.” YHWH opened their eyes, and they saw; and there they were, in the middle of Samaria.

• 2 Kings 6:24

  And it happened after this that Ben-hadad, king of Aram, gathered all his army and went up and besieged Samaria.

• 2 Kings 6:25

  There was a great famine in Samaria, and there they were, besieging it, until a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter of a kab of dove’s dung for five shekels of silver.

• 2 Kings 7:1

  Elisha said, “Hear the word of YHWH: thus says YHWH, ‘About this time tomorrow a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley for a shekel, at the gate of Samaria.’”

• 2 Kings 7:18

  It happened as the man of Elohim had spoken to the king, saying, “Two seahs of barley for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour for a shekel, will be sold about this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria.”

• 2 Kings 10:1

  Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria, to the commanders of Jezreel, the elders, and to the guardians of Ahab’s sons, saying,

• 2 Kings 10:12

  He got up and came and went to Samaria. He was at Beth-eked of the shepherds on the way,

• 2 Kings 10:17

  He came to Samaria and struck all who remained of Ahab in Samaria, until he had wiped him out, according to the word of YHWH that he spoke to Elijah.

• 2 Kings 10:35

  Jehu lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria; and Jehoahaz his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 10:36

  The days that Jehu reigned over Israel were twenty eight years in Samaria.

• 2 Kings 13:1

  In year twenty-three of Joash son of Ahaziah, king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned seventeen years.

• 2 Kings 13:6

  Nevertheless they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, by which he made Israel sin; in it he walked; and also the Asherah remained standing in Samaria.

• 2 Kings 13:9

  Jehoahaz lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in Samaria; and Joash his son reigned in his place.

• 2 Kings 13:10

  In year thirty-seven of Joash king of Judah, Joash son of Jehoahaz became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned sixteen years.

• 2 Kings 13:13

  Joash lay down with his fathers, and Jeroboam sat on his throne; and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.

• 2 Kings 14:14

  He took all the gold and the silver, and all the utensils that were found in the house of YHWH and in the treasuries of the house of the king, and the hostages, and returned to Samaria.

And 69 more times.