Shomrayin (Aramaic)

shom-rah'-yin
Parts of Speech Proper Name Location

Shomrayin (Aramaic) Definition

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
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
!yrmX
Origin
corresponding to (08111)
Strong's Number
08115
TDNT Entry
None

KJV Word Usage

Samaria
2
Total
2

KJV Verse Count

2
Total
2
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for Shomrayin (Aramaic)". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .