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zem´a-rı̄t (הצּמרי, ha-cemaÌ„rı̄; ὁ ΣαμαÏαῖος, ho SamaraıÌos): A Canaanite people named in ; . The occurrence of the name between Arvadite and Hamathite gives a hint as to locality. A place called Cumur is mentioned in the Tell el-Amarna Letters along with Arvad. The name probably survives in that of Sumra, a village on the seacoast between Tripolis and RuwaÌ„d, about 1 1/2 miles North of Nahr el-Kebı̄r. We may with some certainty identify this modern village with the site of the town from which the inhabitants were named “Zemarites.â€