Strong's H8115 (Aramaic)

Aramaic: שׇׁמְרַיִן (Shomrayin)

Pronunciation: shom-rah'-yin

Morphology: n-pr-loc

Name Meaning: Samaria = "watch mountain"

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shômᵉrôwn) H8111

Definition: Shomrain, a place in Palestine

KJV Renderings: Samaria

Senses

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

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