Lexical Definition

‎שׁוֹמֵר‎ Shôwmêr (sho-mare') Shomer N:N-M-P
or שֹׁמֵר Shômêr (sho-mare'); active participle of ‎שָׁמַר‎; keeper

Shomer.

1) son of Jehozabad or Shimrith the Moabitess and one of the conspirators who slew king Joash of Judah
2) an Asherite, son of Heber
2a) also 'Shemer'

Usage: 1 form in 1 verse
Form Translated As     In Verse(s)
שֹׁמֵ֤ר Shomer 2Kgs.12.21

Extended Information

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שֹׁמֵר‎

proper name, masculine 1. father of one of Joash's murderers 2Kgs 12:21*, Σωμηρ, ᵐ5L Σεμμηρ (called ‎שִׁמְרִית‎ q. v., a Moabitess, || 2Chr 24:26).

2. Asherite 1Chr 7:32, Σαμηρ, Σωμηρ; = ‎שֶׁמֶר‎ 2 b.

Brown-Driver-Briggs References

Book Refs
2 Kings 12:21*
1 Chronicles 7:32
2 Chronicles 24:26

Profile

Male • A Moabite • Moabite mother of an assassin of King Joash.

Moabite living at the time of Divided Monarchy

Shomer (or Shimrith) was a Moabite woman, the mother of Jozabad (or Zabad), who was one of the assassins of King Joash of Judah.

Shomer (or Shimrith) is mentioned in 2 Kings 12:21 and 2 Chronicles 24:26 as the mother of Jozabad (or Zabad), one of the servants who conspired against King Joash of Judah and assassinated him. Shomer is described as a Moabite woman, indicating that she was a foreigner. Her son, along with another servant named Jehozabad, killed Joash while he was staying at the house of Millo. The assassination was motivated by revenge for the execution of the prophet Zechariah, the son of Jehoiada, who had criticized Joash for abandoning the worship of God. The text does not provide any further details about Shomer's life or her role in the events surrounding her son's actions.

All entries for Shomer or Shimrith: שׁוֹמֵר ☩ שִׁמְרִית