H7763 H7763
Shomer; personal name meaning 'keeper' or 'guardian,' borne by two individuals
This name, meaning 'keeper' or 'watchman,' appears for two different men in Scripture. In 2 Kings 12:21, Shomer is the father of Jehozabad, one of the servants who assassinated King Joash of Judah. The parallel account in 2 Chronicles 24:26 identifies Shomer as a Moabite woman, suggesting either textual variation or that 'Shomer' was sometimes used as a feminine name. In 1 Chronicles 7:32, a different Shomer appears as a descendant of Asher, also called Shemer elsewhere. The name's meaning—'keeper'—may have been common, explaining multiple bearers. Transliterations across languages preserve the Hebrew form.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A personal name borne by at least two biblical figures: the parent of one of Joash's assassins (2 Kings 12:21) and an Asherite in 1 Chronicles 7:32. The name means 'keeper' or 'watchman.' Multilingual sources transliterate consistently ('Somer,' 'Shomer'), following convention for proper names. The Chronicles parallel identifies Shomer as feminine (a Moabite woman), showing the name could cross gender lines or indicating textual complexity in preserving these genealogical details. 2×
AR["شومير", "شُومِيرَ"]·ben["শোমের", "শোমেরের"]·DE["Shomer", "[שומר]"]·EN["Shomer"]·FR["Shomer", "[שומר]"]·heb["שומר"]·HI["शोमेर"]·ID["-Somer", "Somer"]·IT["Shomer", "[שומר]"]·jav["Somèr"]·KO["소메르의", "솜멜-을"]·PT["Shomer"]·RU["Шомер", "Шомера"]·ES["Somer"]·SW["Shomeri"]·TR["Şomer'i", "Şomer'in"]·urd["شومیر"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† שֹׁמֵר n.pr.m. 1. father of one of Joash’s murderers 2 K 12:21, Σωμηρ, 𝔊L Σεμμηρ (called שִׁמְרִית q.v., a Moabitess, ‖ 2 Ch 24:26). 2. Asherite 1 Ch 7:32, Σαμηρ, Σωμηρ; = שֶׁמֵר 2 b.