1 Kings 16:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He bought the hill of Samaria from Shemer for two talents of silver and built a city there, calling it Samaria after the name of Shemer, who had owned the hill.

Young's Literal Translation
and he buyeth the mount Samaria from Shemer, with two talents of silver, and buildeth [on] the mount, and calleth the name of the city that he hath built by the name of Shemer, lord of the hill—Samaria.

King James Bible
And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of the city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria.

Hebrew
He bought
וַיִּ֜קֶן (way·yi·qen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7069: To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own

the hill
הָהָ֥ר (hā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

of Samaria
שֹׁמְר֛וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

from
מֵ֥אֶת (mê·’eṯ)
Preposition | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Shemer
שֶׁ֖מֶר (še·mer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8106: Shemer -- three Israelites

for two talents
בְּכִכְּרַ֣יִם (bə·ḵik·kə·ra·yim)
Preposition-b | Noun - fd
Strong's 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

of silver
כָּ֑סֶף (kā·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and built [a city]
וַיִּ֙בֶן֙ (way·yi·ḇen)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

[there],
הָהָ֔ר (hā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

calling
וַיִּקְרָ֗א (way·yiq·rā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

[it]
הָעִיר֙ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

Samaria
שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

after
עַ֣ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the name
שֶׁם־ (šem-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 8034: A name

of Shemer,
שֶׁ֔מֶר (še·mer)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 8106: Shemer -- three Israelites

who had owned
אֲדֹנֵ֖י (’ă·ḏō·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 113: Sovereign, controller

the hill.
הָהָ֥ר (hā·hār)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2022: Mountain, hill, hill country

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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