The meaning of “שֹׁמְרוֹן”
Understanding Shômᵉrôwn reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Samaria. - § Samaria = "watch mountain" - Shomeron, a place in Palestine 1) the region of northern Palestine associated ...
שֹׁמְרוֹן
Samaria. - § Samaria = "watch mountain" - Shomeron, a place in Palestine 1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam 2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 20:1 | “And Ben–hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.” Word: שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) | |
| 2 Chronicles 25:24 | “And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obed–edom, and the treasures of the king’s house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria.” Word: שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) | |
| Isaiah 10:9 | “Is not Calno as Carchemish? is not Hamath as Arpad? is not Samaria as Damascus?” Word: שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) | |
| Ezekiel 16:55 | “When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughters, shall return to their former estate, and Samaria and her daughters shall return to their former estate, then thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estate.” Word: שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) | |
| Amos 4:1 | “Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.” Word: שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) |