שׇׁמְרַיִן Shomrayin

Meaning

Shomrain, a place in Palestine

In the King James Version: Samaria.

Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H8111 (שֹׁמְרוֹן);

Where it is used

• Ezra 4:10 and the rest of the peoples whom the great and honorable Ashurbanipal deported and settled in the cities of Samaria and elsewhere west of the Euphrates.
• Ezra 4:17 Then the king sent this reply: To Rehum the commander, Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of your associates living in Samaria and elsewhere in the region west of the Euphrates: Greetings.