Shemer — H8106

Definition

masculine proper noun

Shemer, the name of three Israelites

1. Shemer or Shamer or Shamed = "preserved"
2. the owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built
3. a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of Bani
4. an Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'
5. a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and builder of the towns of Ono and Lod

Usually translated as

Shamer, Shemer

Origin

the same as H8105

• Same as Shemer (H8105)

Occurrences

Shemer occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (1), 1 Chronicles (3)

• 1 Kings 16:24 — And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer (שֶׁ֖מֶר) for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.
• 1 Kings 16:24 — And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer (שֶׁ֔מֶר), owner of the hill, Samaria.
• 1 Chronicles 6:46 — The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer (שָֽׁמֶר),
• 1 Chronicles 7:34 — And the sons of Shamer (שָׁ֑מֶר); Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.
• 1 Chronicles 8:12 — The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed (וָשָׁ֑מֶד), who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: