Biblical Persons & Places
Strong's Definition
Shemer, the name of three Israelites
Derivation: the same as H8105 (שֶׁמֶר);
KJV Usage: Shamer, Shemer.
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫מֶר (she.mer) — 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 (she.mer) — 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 (she.mer) — 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
שֶׁ֫מֶר (she.mer) — Shemer. A man of the tribe of Asher living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.7.32; son of: Heber (H2268); brother of: Japhlet (H3310), Hotham (H2369) and Shua (H7774); father of: Ahi (H0277H), Rohgah (H7303), Jehubbah (H3160) and Aram (H0758J); also called Shemer (KJV: Shamer) at 1Ch.7.34; Another name of sho.mer (שֹׁמֵר "Shomer" H7763H) § Shemed or Shamed = "destroyed" a Benjamite, son of Elpaal and builder of the towns of Ono and Lod
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name
noun m · שׁמר
Liquids | Wine
dregs = sediments of wine left in a container; ≈ the image of wine resting on its dregs is often used to denote an attitude of complacency
name
Names of People
Shemer = man; ► former owner of the hill on which Samaria was built; time of Omri
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֶׁ֫מֶר n.pr.m. (prop. clan-name) orig. owner of hill where Sam. was built
Levite
in Asher
in Benj.
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