שׁוֹמֵרShôwmêr

Shomer, the name of two Israelites

Pronunciation: sho-mare' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7763

Meanings

1. father of one of Joash's murderers (2 Kings 12:21; 2 Chronicles 24:26)

2. Asherite (1 Chronicles 7:32)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • 2 Kings 12:21 The assassins were Jozacar son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer—both trusted advisers. Joash was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. Then his son Amaziah became the next king.
  • 1 Chronicles 7:32 The sons of Heber were Japhlet, Shomer, and Hotham. They had a sister named Shua.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).