שומרון

Hebrew

Alternative forms

• שמרון (shomron)

Etymology

Root
שׁ־מ־ר (sh-m-r)

From שׁוֹמֵר (shomér, “guard”), from שָׁמַר (shamár, “to guard”).

Proper noun

שּׁוֹמְרוֹן • (šōmərōn)

1. Samaria

Derived terms

• שׁוֹמְרוֹנִי (šōmərōnī, “Samaritan”)

Descendants

• → Akkadian: 𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (sa-me-ri-na /⁠Samurina⁠/)
• → Ancient Greek: Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), Σᾰμᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Samaríā)
  • → Latin: Samaria