מִ/שֹּׁמְר֖וֹן
𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍
mishomeron
from Samaria
from the active participle of שָׁמַר; watch-station; Shomeron, a place in Palestine; Samaria.
2 Chronicles 25:13 · Word #12
Lexicon H8111
| Lemma | שֹׁמְרוֹן |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤍 |
| Transliteration | Shômᵉrôwn |
| Strong's | H8111 |
| In-context | from Samaria |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
SIBI-P1 H8111-03
from Watch-Place
| Root | שמר (sh-m-r) |
| Core Meanings | to guard, keep, watch, observe, preserve, protect |
| Semantic Range | Proper name of the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel; by extension the northern kingdom itself; geographically a central hill-country region. |
| Conceptual Significance | Shomron (Samaria) became the political and spiritual center of the northern kingdom of Israel. Its root sense of "watch-place" reflects its original topographical function as a fortified hill, while biblically it symbolizes both royal authority and, at times, covenantal unfaithfulness. |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition מִן ("from") prefixed to a masculine singular proper noun (Np). The proper noun שֹׁמְרוֹן is formed from the active participial idea of the root שמר, functioning as a place-name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The name שֹׁמְרוֹן (Shomron) derives from the root שמר, "to guard/watch," likely meaning "watch-place" or "watch-station." The prefixed מִן ("from") is preserved in the rendering, and the singular proper noun sense is maintained by rendering it as a singular place-name reflecting its root meaning. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שמר (to guard, keep, watch, observe, preserve, protect)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H4929-01 |
bamishemar | in the guarding-watch |
H4929-03 |
bemishemaro | in his guarding-watch |
H4931-03 |
bemishemeroteyhem | in their guard-watches |
Word Usage (109 occurrences of H8111)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Kings 13:32 | שֹׁמְרֽוֹן | shomeron | Samaria |
| 1 Kings 16:24 | שֹׁמְר֛וֹן | shomeron | of Samaria |
| 1 Kings 16:24 | שֹׁמְרֽוֹן | shomeron-2 | Samaria |