Shemer

Gender Masculine
Usage Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Scripts שֶׁמֶר(Ancient Hebrew)

Meaning & History

Possibly means "preserved" in Hebrew, derived from שָׁמַר (shamar) meaning "to guard, to watch". In the Old Testament this is the name of the owner of the hill upon which Samaria was built.

Related Names

Rootshamar

Categories

defence, protection, safety

Sources & References

  1. Strong, James. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, entry h8106, available from https://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?strongs=h8106.
Entry updated October 6, 2024