Samaria

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • The ancient capital of the northern kingdom:Pref, Israel, in the modern West (region) Bank.
  • ancient region r:pref, Palestine mostly in the northern part of the modern West Bank (region).

Origin

  • Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σαμάρεια, from Hebrew שֹׁמְרוֹן. Attested to in Akkadian as 𒆳𒊓𒈨𒊑𒄿𒈾𒀀𒀀

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