§ Samaria = "watch mountain"

1) the region of northern Palestine associated with the northern kingdom of the 10 tribes of Israel which 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

Root √שׁמר: שָׁמַר vb keep watch preserve Qal keep have charge of , keep guard . captives watch for wait for hence. watch observe , keep retain . of storing up (food) keep restrain within bounds, observe celebrate , keep sabbath of other obligations observe = follow dictates of (prudence, justice, kindness, wisdom) י׳ sts.subj. keep reserve . weeks of harvest Niph be on one's guard keep oneself refrain abstain . be kept guarded . 36 Pi those paying regard to false vanities . Hithp I kept myself from . 465.

שִׁמְרוֹן n.pr.loc 109. capital of N. Isr. from Omri's time