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šomrāyin שׇֽׁמְרָ֑יִן ‘Samaria’ (Aramaic)

Etymology?: corresponding to šōmᵊrōn שֹׁמְרוֹן ‘Samaria’
Roots: שׁומרון

šomrāyin pr n loc
Samaria = "watch mountain"
1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israelwhich split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam
2) the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel located 30 miles (50 km) north of Jerusalem and 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Shechem

Mentioned in Ezra 4:10, 4:17

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