שֹׁמְרוֹן, (b. h.) Samaria, city and district. Esth. R. to I, 2. Tanḥ. Vayesheb 2 כשגלו ישראל מש׳ … בש׳ וכ׳ when the Israelites were exiled from Samaria, Sennaherib sent his servants and settled them in S. to raise taxes for the kings. Num. R. s. 10³ (ref. to Am. VI, 2) זה ציון וש׳ ‘these kingdoms’ refers to Zion and Samaria (Judah and Israel); a. fr.