Shemer
שֶׁ֫מֶרStrong’s H8106shemer (she-mer)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Shemer is the Hebrew word usually translated “shemer” and “shemed”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“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, owner of the hill, Samaria.”
Meaning
- The owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built
- A Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of Bani
- An Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'
- A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.12
- A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.46
How it's translated
- shemer 4
- and shemed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Chronicles 3
- 1 Kings 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Hebrew dictionary
שֶׁ֫מֶר shemer · Shemer
A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.24 § Shemer or Shamer = "preserved" 1) the owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built 2) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of Bani 3) an Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'
שָׁ֫מֶד shemer · Shemed
A man of the tribe of Benjamin living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.8.12; son of: Elpaal (H0508); brother of: Eber (H5677I), Misham (H4936), Beriah (H1283I), Shema (H8087I), Zebadiah (H2069H), Meshullam (H4918J), Hizki (H2395), Heber (H2268J), Ishmerai (H3461), Izliah (H3152) and Jobab (H3103K) § Shemed or Shamed = "destroyed" a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and builder of the towns of Ono and Lod
שֶׁ֫מֶר shemer · Shemer
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.6.46; son of: Mahli (H4249H); father of: Bani (H1137H) § Shemed or Shamed = "destroyed" a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and builder of the towns of Ono and Lod
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.