Shomerשומר

sho-mare' · Monarchy (David/Solomon)

In the Bible

A biblical personal name — Shomer (שומר) — attested in 1 Sam 17:22 (9 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible).

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1 Sam 17:22

וַיִּטֹּשׁ֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶת־הַכֵּלִ֜ים מֵעָלָ֗יו עַל־יַד֙ שׁוֹמֵ֣ר הַכֵּלִ֔ים וַיָּ֖רׇץ הַמַּעֲרָכָ֑ה וַיָּבֹ֕א וַיִּשְׁאַ֥ל לְאֶחָ֖יו לְשָׁלֽוֹם׃

David left his baggage with the man in charge of the baggage and ran toward the battle line and went to greet his brothers.

Facts

Typeperson
Biblical periodMonarchy (David/Solomon)
Gematria546
Letters4 consonants
Theophoricno

Stellar letters

The 4-consonant name needs its 1 distinct simple-letter to be occupied in the sky. The 7 classical bodies open a sign → its Hebrew simple letter; this name reads only when the planets sit in exactly these signs.

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Taurus · Vav

Readable on these rare conjunctions

Shomer appears in the stellar reading on 1 of the 12 dated rare conjunctions (proofs.json). Open any date in the Reader to verify it on that sky.

DatePrecessional eraOccupied letters |O|
24 Apr 1857Pisces3