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shim´ron-mē´ron (ש×מרון מר×ון, shimroÌ„n mer'oÌ„n; ΣυμοωÌν...ΜαμÏωÌθ, SumooÌ„Ìn...MamroÌ„Ìth, Codex Alexandrinus ΣαμÏωÌν...ΦασγαÌ...ΜαÏωÌν, SamroÌ„Ìn...PhasgaÌ...MaroÌ„Ìn): A royal city of the Canaanites, the king of which was slain by Joshua (). Here the name is followed by that of Achshaph, which also follows the name of Shimron in . This suggests that the two are in reality one, and that Shimron-meron may only be the full name. A royal Canaanite city, Sam-simuruna, is mentioned in the inscriptions of Sen-nacherib, Esar-haddon and Assur-bani-pal, which Schrader (KAT2, 163) would identify with this, and thinks it may now be represented by es-Semeirı̄yeh. See SHIMRON.