שֹׁמְרוֹן (sho.me.ron) means “Samaria” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: sho-mer-one' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
שֹׁמְרוֹן · sho.me.ron · Samaria
§ Samaria = "watch mountain" 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
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from the active participle of H8104 (שָׁמַר); watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine
KJV glosses: Samaria.
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| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of samaria | 25 |
| in samaria | 22 |
| samaria | 21 |
| to samaria | 13 |
| and he reigned in samaria | 6 |
| and samaria | 4 |
| from samaria | 3 |
| is in samaria | 2 |
| is samaria | 2 |
| and reigned in samaria | 1 |
| furthermore samaria | 1 |
| o samaria | 1 |
| so samaria | 1 |
| there | 1 |
| toward samaria | 1 |
| used against samaria | 1 |
| was samaria | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of samaria | 32 |
| in samaria | 29 |
| samaria | 16 |
| to samaria | 14 |
| him in samaria | 3 |
| from samaria | 2 |
| not samaria | 2 |
| against samaria | 1 |
| also in samaria | 1 |
| and from samaria | 1 |
| and of samaria | 1 |
| and samaria | 1 |
| concerning samaria | 1 |
| into samaria | 1 |
| neither hath samaria | 1 |
| o samaria | 1 |
| them to samaria | 1 |
| unto samaria | 1 |
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for the message that he cried out by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel and against all the shrines on the high places in the cities of Samaria will surely come to pass.”
Read word by wordHe 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.
Read word by wordAnd Omri rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Ahab reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-eighth year of Asa’s reign over Judah, Ahab son of Omri became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty-two years.
Read word by wordFirst, Ahab set up an altar for Baal in the temple of Baal that he had built in Samaria.
Read word by wordSo Elijah went to present himself to Ahab. The famine was severe in Samaria,
Read word by wordNow Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army. Accompanied by thirty-two kings with their horses and chariots, he marched up, besieged Samaria, and waged war against it.
Read word by wordThen Ben-hadad sent another message to Ahab: “May the gods deal with me, and ever so severely, if enough dust remains of Samaria for each of my men to have a handful.”
Read word by wordAnd the young officers of the district governors marched out first. Now Ben-hadad had sent out scouts, who reported to him, “Men are marching out of Samaria.”
Read word by wordBen-hadad said to him, “I will restore the cities my father took from your father; you may set up your own marketplaces in Damascus, as my father did in Samaria.” “By this treaty I release you,” Ahab replied. So he made a treaty with him and sent him away.
Read word by wordSullen and angry, the king of Israel went home to Samaria.
Read word by wordSome time after these events, Naboth the Jezreelite owned a vineyard in Jezreel next to the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
Read word by word“Get up and go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, who is in Samaria. See, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, where he has gone to take possession of it.
Read word by wordDressed in royal attire, the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat king of Judah were sitting on their thrones at the threshing floor by the entrance of the gate of Samaria, with all the prophets prophesying before them.
Read word by wordSo the king died and was brought to Samaria, where they buried him.
Read word by wordAnd the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.
Read word by wordIn the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Ahaziah son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria two years.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 22.52
Now Ahaziah had fallen through the lattice of his upper room in Samaria and injured himself. So he sent messengers and instructed them: “Go inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether I will recover from this injury.”
Read word by wordBut the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, “Go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and ask them, ‘Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are on your way to inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?’
Read word by wordAnd Elisha went on to Mount Carmel, and from there he returned to Samaria.
Read word by wordIn the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat’s reign over Judah, Jehoram son of Ahab became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twelve years.
Read word by wordSo at that time King Jehoram set out from Samaria and mobilized all Israel.
Read word by wordShe said to her mistress, “If only my master would go to the prophet who is in Samaria, he would cure him of his leprosy.”
Read word by wordAnd Elisha told them, “This is not the way, and this is not the city. Follow me, and I will take you to the man you are seeking.” And he led them to Samaria.
Read word by wordWhen they had entered Samaria, Elisha said, “O LORD, open the eyes of these men that they may see.” Then the LORD opened their eyes, and they looked around and discovered that they were in Samaria.
Read word by wordSome time later, Ben-hadad king of Aram assembled his entire army and marched up to besiege Samaria.
Read word by wordSo there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.
Read word by wordThen Elisha said, “Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the LORD says: ‘About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel, and two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel.’”
Read word by wordIt happened just as the man of God had told the king: “About this time tomorrow at the gate of Samaria, two seahs of barley will sell for a shekel, and a seah of fine flour will sell for a shekel.”
Read word by wordNow Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. So Jehu wrote letters and sent them to Samaria to the officials of Jezreel, to the elders, and to the guardians of the sons of Ahab, saying:
Read word by wordThen Jehu set out toward Samaria. At Beth-eked of the Shepherds,
Read word by wordWhen Jehu came to Samaria, he struck down everyone belonging to Ahab who remained there, until he had destroyed them, according to the word that the LORD had spoken to Elijah.
Read word by wordAnd Jehu rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria, and his son Jehoahaz reigned in his place.
Read word by wordSo the duration of Jehu’s reign over Israel in Samaria was twenty-eight years.
Read word by wordIn the twenty-third year of the reign of Joash son of Ahaziah over Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria seventeen years.
Read word by wordNevertheless, they did not turn away from the sins that the house of Jeroboam had caused Israel to commit, but they continued to walk in them. The Asherah pole even remained standing in Samaria.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And his son Jehoash reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-seventh year of the reign of Joash over Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
Read word by wordHe took all the gold and silver and all the articles found in the house of the LORD and in the treasuries of the royal palace, as well as some hostages. Then he returned to Samaria.
Read word by wordAnd Jehoash rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. And his son Jeroboam reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the fifteenth year of the reign of Amaziah son of Joash over Judah, Jeroboam son of Jehoash became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria forty-one years.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-eighth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria six months.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-ninth year of Uzziah’s reign over Judah, Shallum son of Jabesh became king, and he reigned in Samaria one full month.
Read word by wordThen Menahem son of Gadi went up from Tirzah to Samaria, struck down and killed Shallum son of Jabesh, and reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the thirty-ninth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria ten years.
Read word by wordIn the fiftieth year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekahiah son of Menahem became king of Israel and reigned in Samaria two years.
Read word by wordThen his officer, Pekah son of Remaliah, conspired against him along with Argob, Arieh, and fifty men of Gilead. And at the citadel of the king’s palace in Samaria, Pekah struck down and killed Pekahiah and reigned in his place.
Read word by wordIn the fifty-second year of Azariah’s reign over Judah, Pekah son of Remaliah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria twenty years.
Read word by wordIn the twelfth year of the reign of Ahaz over Judah, Hoshea son of Elah became king of Israel, and he reigned in Samaria nine years.
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