Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(preserved), the owner of the hill on which the city of Samaria was built. (1 Kings 16:24) (B.C. 917.) [Samaria]
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHE'MER (lees of wine), the owner of the hill which King Omri bought and covered with the city of Samaria, giving it its former owner's name. 1 Kgs 16:24.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
guardian; thorn