Shomer
שֹׁמֵרStrong’s H7763shomer (sho-mer)
Appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shomer is the Hebrew word usually translated “shomer”. It appears in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
“For Jozachar the son of Shimeath, and Jehozabad the son of Shomer, his servants, smote him, and he died; and they buried him with his fathers in the city of David: and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead.”
Meaning
- Son of Jehozabad or Shimrith the Moabitess and one of the conspirators who slew king Joash of Judah
- An Asherite, son of Heberalso 'Shemer'
- Son of Jehozabad or Shimrith the Moabitess and one of the conspirators who slew king Joash of Judah
- An Asherite, son of Heberalso 'Shemer'
How it's translated
- shomer 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Kings 1
- 1 Chronicles 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שֹׁמֵר shomer · Shomer
A man of the Moabites living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 2Ki.12.21; father of: Jehozabad (H3075); also called Shimrith at 2Ch.24.26; Also named: shim.rit (שִׁמְרִית "Shimrith" H8116) § Shomer = "keeper" 1) son of Jehozabad or Shimrith the Moabitess and one of the conspirators who slew king Joash of Judah 2) an Asherite, son of Heber 2a) also 'Shemer'
שֹׁמֵר shomer · Shomer
A man of the tribe of Asher living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.32; son of: Heber (H2268); brother of: Japhlet (H3310), Hotham (H2369) and Shua (H7774); father of: Ahi (H0277H), Rohgah (H7303), Jehubbah (H3160) and Aram (H0758J); also called Shemer (KJV: Shamer) at 1Ch.7.34; Also named: she.mer (שֶׁ֫מֶר "Shemer" H8106H) § Shomer = "keeper" 1) son of Jehozabad or Shimrith the Moabitess and one of the conspirators who slew king Joash of Judah 2) an Asherite, son of Heber 2a) also 'Shemer'
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.