Word: OIXNY

Pronounce: shom-rah'-yin

Strong: H8115

Orig: (Aramaic) corresponding to 8111; Shomrain, a place in Palestine:--Samaria. H8111

Use: Proper Name Location

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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