Lexicon :: Strong's H8115 - šāmrayin

שָׁמְרַיִן
Transliteration
šāmrayin
Pronunciation
shom-rah'-yin
Part of Speech
proper locative noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שֹׁמְרוֹן (H8111)
Strong’s Definitions

שׇׁמְרַיִן Shomrayin, shom-rah'-yin; (Aramaic) corresponding to H8111; Shomrain, a place in Palestine:—Samaria.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H8115 in the following manner: Samaria (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H8115 in the following manner: Samaria (2x).

  1. 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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׇׁמְרַיִן Shomrayin, shom-rah'-yin; (Aramaic) corresponding to H8111; Shomrain, a place in Palestine:—Samaria.
STRONGS H8115: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

שָֽׁמְרָ֑יִן proper name, of a location (Biblical Hebrew H8111 שֹׁמְרוֺן, I. H8104 שָׁמַר); — Ezra 4:7, Ezra 4:10.
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Ezra

4:7; 4:10