שומרון

Hebrew

Alternative forms

שמרון (shomron)

Etymology

Root
שׁ־מ־ר (š-m-r)

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

Proper noun

שׁוֹמְרוֹן • (šōmərōn) f

Samaria

Derived terms

יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן (y'hudá v'shom'rón)
שׁוֹמְרוֹנִי (šōmərōnī, “Samaritan”)

Descendants

→ Akkadian: 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒈾 (Sāmerīna)
→ Ancient Greek: Σαμάρεια (Samáreia), Σᾰμᾰρῐ́ᾱ (Samaríā)
- → Latin: Samaria

Yiddish

Proper noun

שומרון • (shoymren) ?

Samaria

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