ΖΑΜΑΡΙΣ, ζαμαρις
ZAMARIS, zamaris
Sounds Like: zah-MAH-rees
Translations: Zamaris
From the root: ΖΑΜΑΡΙΣ
Part of Speech: Proper Noun
Explanation: This is a proper noun, specifically a personal name. It refers to Zamaris, a Babylonian Jew who was a military leader and tax collector under Herod the Great. He was granted land in Batanaea to protect the Jewish population from brigands.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 17 — 2:29
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