Strong's Number H8115

Transliteration:

Shomrayin (Aramaic){shom-rah'-yin}

Word Origin:

corresponding to 8111

Part of Speech:

proper name location

Usage in the KJV:

Samaria 2

Total: 2

Definition:

Samaria = "watch mountain"

the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which split from the kingdom after the death of Solomon during the reign of his son Rehoboam and were ruled by Jeroboam
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