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'
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H8106 — שֶׁ֫מֶר
she.mer · Shemer · Hebrew/Aramaic
4 tagged verse occurrences
1 Kings 16:24 · שֶׁ֖מֶר · שֶׁ֔מֶרAnd 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.1 Chronicles 6:46 · שָֽׁמֶר׃The son of Amzi, the son of Bani, the son of Shamer,1 Chronicles 7:34 · שָׁ֑מֶרAnd the sons of Shamer; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram.1 Chronicles 8:12 · וָשָׁ֑מֶדThe sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Misham, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns thereof: