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שֹׁמְרוֹן H8111
H8111 is the Hebrew word שֹׁמְרוֹן, transliterated Shômᵉrôwn and said sho-mer-one'. The King James Version most often renders it samaria.
What it means
Shomeron, a place in Palestine.
Where it comes from
from the active participle of H8104 (שָׁמַר); watch-station.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 107 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: Samaria.
Verses using שֹׁמְרוֹן
The first 40 of 99 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 13:32 · KJV
For the saying which he cried by the word of the LORD against the altar in Bethel, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities of Samaria, shall surely come to pass.
1 Kings 16:24 · KJV
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.
1 Kings 16:28 · KJV
So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria: and Ahab his son reigned in his stead.
1 Kings 16:29 · KJV
And in the thirty and eighth year of Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son of Omri to reign over Israel: and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years.
1 Kings 16:32 · KJV
And he reared up an altar for Baal in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria.
1 Kings 18:2 · KJV
And Elijah went to shew himself unto Ahab. And there was a sore famine in Samaria.
1 Kings 20:1 · KJV
And Benhadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots; and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it.
1 Kings 20:10 · KJV
And Benhadad sent unto him, and said, The gods do so unto me, and more also, if the dust of Samaria shall suffice for handfuls for all the people that follow me.
1 Kings 20:17 · KJV
And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Benhadad sent out, and they told him, saying, There are men come out of Samaria.
1 Kings 20:34 · KJV
And Ben-hadad said unto him, The cities, which my father took from thy father, I will restore; and thou shalt make streets for thee in Damascus, as my father made in Samaria. Then said Ahab, I will send thee away with this covenant. So he made a covenant with him, and sent him away.
1 Kings 20:43 · KJV
And the king of Israel went to his house heavy and displeased, and came to Samaria.
1 Kings 21:1 · KJV
And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.
1 Kings 21:18 · KJV
Arise, go down to meet Ahab king of Israel, which is in Samaria: behold, he is in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to possess it.
1 Kings 22:10 · KJV
And the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat the king of Judah sat each on his throne, having put on their robes, in a void place in the entrance of the gate of Samaria; and all the prophets prophesied before them.
1 Kings 22:37 · KJV
So the king died, and was brought to Samaria; and they buried the king in Samaria.
1 Kings 22:38 · KJV
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.
1 Kings 22:51 · KJV
Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the seventeenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned two years over Israel.
2 Kings 1:2 · KJV
And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper chamber that was in Samaria, and was sick: and he sent messengers, and said unto them, Go, enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron whether I shall recover of this disease.
2 Kings 1:3 · KJV
But the angel of the LORD said to Elijah the Tishbite, Arise, go up to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that ye go to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron?
2 Kings 2:25 · KJV
And he went from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria.
2 Kings 3:1 · KJV
Now Jehoram the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria the eighteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of Judah, and reigned twelve years.
2 Kings 3:6 · KJV
And king Jehoram went out of Samaria the same time, and numbered all Israel.
2 Kings 5:3 · KJV
And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord were with the prophet that is in Samaria! for he would recover him of his leprosy.
2 Kings 6:19 · KJV
And Elisha said unto them, This is not the way, neither is this the city: follow me, and I will bring you to the man whom ye seek. But he led them to Samaria.
2 Kings 6:20 · KJV
And it came to pass, when they were come into Samaria, that Elisha said, LORD, open the eyes of these men, that they may see. And the LORD opened their eyes, and they saw; and, behold, they were in the midst of Samaria.
2 Kings 6:24 · KJV
And it came to pass after this, that Benhadad king of Syria gathered all his host, and went up, and besieged Samaria.
2 Kings 6:25 · KJV
And there was a great famine in Samaria: and, behold, they besieged it, until an ass’s head was sold for fourscore pieces of silver, and the fourth part of a cab of dove’s dung for five pieces of silver.
2 Kings 7:1 · KJV
Then Elisha said, Hear ye the word of the LORD; Thus saith the LORD, To morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.
2 Kings 7:18 · KJV
And it came to pass as the man of God had spoken to the king, saying, Two measures of barley for a shekel, and a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria:
2 Kings 10:1 · KJV
And Ahab had seventy sons in Samaria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the rulers of Jezreel, to the elders, and to them that brought up Ahab’s children, saying,
2 Kings 10:12 · KJV
And he arose and departed, and came to Samaria. And as he was at the shearing house in the way,
2 Kings 10:17 · KJV
And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Samaria, till he had destroyed him, according to the saying of the LORD, which he spake to Elijah.
2 Kings 10:35 · KJV
And Jehu slept with his fathers: and they buried him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 10:36 · KJV
And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years.
2 Kings 13:1 · KJV
In the three and twentieth year of Joash the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Jehoahaz the son of Jehu began to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seventeen years.
2 Kings 13:6 · KJV
Nevertheless they departed not from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, who made Israel sin, but walked therein: and there remained the grove also in Samaria.)
2 Kings 13:9 · KJV
And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers; and they buried him in Samaria: and Joash his son reigned in his stead.
2 Kings 13:10 · KJV
In the thirty and seventh year of Joash king of Judah began Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Samaria, and reigned sixteen years.
2 Kings 13:13 · KJV
And Joash slept with his fathers; and Jeroboam sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
2 Kings 14:14 · KJV
And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king’s house, and hostages, and returned to Samaria.
Common questions
What does Strong's H8111 mean?
H8111 is the Hebrew word שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn), meaning Shomeron, a place in Palestine.
How is H8111 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it samaria (103 times), also in samaria (1 time), against samaria (1 time), neither hath samaria (1 time), concerning samaria (1 time).
How many times does H8111 appear in the Bible?
שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) is tagged in 99 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H8111 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from the active participle of H8104 (שָׁמַר); watch-station.
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