שֶׁמֶר

A man living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ki.16.24

§ Shemer or Shamer = "preserved"

1) the owner of the hill where the city of Samaria was built

2) a Merarite Levite, son of Mahli and father of Bani

3) an Asherite, son of Heber and father of Ahi, Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram. Also 'Shomer'