Quick Definition
Samaria
Strong's Definition
Shomrain, a place in Palestine
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן);
KJV Usage: Samaria.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Samaria = "watch mountain"
1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israelwhich 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
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
Aramaic of sho.me.ron (שֹׁמְרוֹן "Samaria" H8111)
§ Samaria = "watch mountain"
1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israelwhich 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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁמְרַיִן (Aramaic)
shomrayin
BDB 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 kilometers) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 kilometers) northwest of Shechem
Part of Speech: noun proper locative
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: corresponding to H8111
Total KJV Occurrences: 2