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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #7763 - שֹׁמֵר
Transliteration
Shôwmêr
Phonetics
sho-mare', sho-mare'
Origin
act part of (H8104)
Parts of Speech
proper masculine noun
TWOT
None
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition
- Shomer = "keeper"
- son of Jehozabad or Shimrith the Moabitess and one of the conspirators who slew king Joash of Judah
- an Asherite, son of Heber
- also ´Shemer´
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results

ASV (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
BSB (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
CSB (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
ESV (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
KJV (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
LEB (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
LSB (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
N95 (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
NAS (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
NLT (0)
The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number
did not use
this Strong's Number
WEB (2)
2 Kings
1
1 Chronicles
1
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
שֹׁמֵר proper name, masculine 1. father of one of Joash's murderers 2 Kings 12:21, Σωμηρ, ᵐ5 L Σεμμηρ (called שִׁמְרִית q. v., a Moabitess, "" 2 Chronicles 24:26).
2 Asherite 1 Chronicles 7:32, Σαμηρ, Σωμηρ; = שֶׁמֶר 2b.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
שֹׁמֵר (“watchman”), [Shomer], pr.n.
(1) m. 1 Chronicles 7:34, compare שֶׁמֶר No. 3, d.
(2) f. 2 Ki. 12:22, called, 2 Chronicles 24:26, שִׁמְרִית.
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List of Word Forms
שֹׁמֵ֤ר ׀ שׁוֹמֵ֖ר שומר שמר shoMer šō·mêr šō·w·mêr šōmêr šōwmêr