Shemer ~ ሳምር:  “Shemer” means preserved, SBD / (1 ነገ 16:24) ... [Related term(s):- Shamer, Shemer, Shimri, Shimron, Shimron-meron, Shomer]

The name ‘Shemer’ is derived from the root word ‘She’mer’ (ሽህ’መር) ፥ the meaning is ‘the number eight’ / Ibid.

The owner of the hill on which the city of Samaria was built, “and he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver...” (1 Kin 16:24)
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ሳምር ~Shemer: ሽህ መሪ፣ የሽህ መሪ፣ የሽህዎች አለቃ፣ የብዙዎች ጠባቂ ማለት ነው። [ተዛማጅ ስም- ሳሜር]

“ከሳምርም በሁለት መክሊት ብር የሰማርያን ተራራ ገዛ ... በሳምር ስም ሰማርያ ብሎ ጠራው” (1 ነገ 16:24)