Lexical Definition
צְמָרִי Tsᵉmârîy (tsem-aw-ree') Zemarite N:N--PG
patrial from an unused name of a place in Palestine
Zemarite.
- § Zemarite = see Zemaraim "double woolens"
- a Tsemarite or branch of the Canaanites
1) one of the Hamite tribes descended from Canaan and inhabitants of an unknown Canaanite city
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| הַצְּמָרִ֖י | the Zemarite | Gen.10.18 • 1Chr.1.16 |
| Σαμαραίον | Zemarite | LXX.Gen.10.18 • LXX.1Chr.1.16 |
Extended Information
- Someone descended from Zemar of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18 descended from Canaan (כְּנַעַן); along with Sidon (צִידוֹן), Heth (חֵת), Jebusite (יְבוּסִי), Amorite (אֱמֹרִי), Girgashite (גִּרְגָּשִׁי), Hivite (חִוִּי), Arkite (עַרְקִי), Sinite (סִינִי), Arvadite (אַרְוָדִי) and Hamathite (חֲמָתִי)
Brown-Driver-Briggs
צְמָרִי adjective, of a people with article as substantive collective (people of the city called Simirra by Assyrian, COTGn DlPa 281f., Egyptian Da-(m)-ma-ra WMMAs.u.Eur.187; Tel Amarna sumur according to ZimZPV xiii (1890) 145 JastrJBL xii (1898), 63; Greek τὰ Σίμυρα, etc., e.g. Straboxvi. 2, 12 >WklMVG 1896, 203 f., compare Tel Am. 40* thinks ׳צ, Σίμυρα, = Assyrian Zimarra, distinct from Simirra-‚umur); — ׳הַצּ Gen 10:18 = 1Chr 1:16, ᵐ5. τὸν Σαμαραῖον; Ezek 27:11 Co reads וּצְמָרִים for וְגַמָּדִים (q. v.); Toy Krae retain ׳וְג; — compare modern ‚umra, north of Tripoli and south of Ruad (Arvad), see PietschmPhön. 39 BädPal. 3 (1898), 407.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Genesis | 10:18 |
| 1 Chronicles | 1:16 |
| Ezekiel | 27:11 |
Profile
Group • Canaanites • Canaanite people group
People from Zemar(?)
The Zemarites were a Canaanite people group mentioned in the Table of Nations (Gen.10.18; 1Ch.1.16).
- People from Zemar(?) of the Canaanites, first mentioned at Gen.10.18;
- only referred to as Zemarites צְמָרִי;
- descended from Canaan כְּנַעַן along with Sidon צִידוֹן, Heth חֵת, Jebusites יְבוּסִי, Amorites אֱמֹרִי, Girgashites גִּרְגָּשִׁי, Hivites חִוִּי, Arkites עַרְקִי, Sinites סִינִי, Arvadites אַרְוָדִי and Hamathites חֲמָתִי.
The Zemarites were a Canaanite people group mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10 and 1 Chronicles 1. They are listed between the Arvadites and Hamathites, suggesting they lived in the northern region of Phoenicia. The name may be associated with the town of Sumra, located on the coast between Tripolis and Arvad, about 1.5 miles north of the Nahr el-Kebir River. This town is likely the same as Cumur, which is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters along with Arvad. The exact extent and history of the Zemarites is unknown, as they are only mentioned in these genealogical passages.
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