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- DictionarySa·mar·i·tan/səˈmerətn/
noun
- 1. a charitable or helpful person (with reference to Luke 10:33): "suddenly, miraculously, a Good Samaritan leaned over and handed the cashier a dollar bill on my behalf"
- 2. a member of a people inhabiting Samaria in biblical times, or of the modern community in the region of Nablus claiming descent from them, adhering to a form of Judaism accepting only its own ancient version of the Pentateuch as Scripture.
adjective
- 1. relating to Samaria or the Samaritans: "Jesus's words to the Samaritan woman"
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The meaning of SAMARITAN is a native or inhabitant of Samaria. How to use Samaritan in a sentence.
Jun 22, 2024 · Samaritan, member of a community, now nearly extinct, that claims to be related by blood to those Israelites of ancient Samaria who were not deported by the Assyrian conquerors of the kingdom of Israel in 722 BCE. The community numbers about 800 individuals.
Samaritan definition: 1. someone who gives help to people who need it: 2. in the UK, an organization you can call if you…. Learn more.
The Samaritans ( / səˈmærɪtənz /; Samaritan Hebrew: ࠔࠠࠌࠝࠓࠩࠉࠌŠā̊merīm; Hebrew: שומרוניםŠōmrōnīm; Arabic: السامريونas-Sāmiriyyūn ), also known as Israelite Samaritans, are an ethnoreligious group originating from the Hebrews and Israelites of the ancient Near East. [2]
a native or inhabitant of Samaria. short for Good Samaritan. a member of a voluntary organization ( the Samaritans ) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone. the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria.
1. a native or inhabitant of Samaria. 2. short for Good Samaritan. 3. a member of a voluntary organization ( the Samaritans) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone.
Definition of Samaritan noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
