ZEMARITE, THE.A collective designation of one of the Canaanite communities in Gen_10:18, named along with the Arvadite, and therefore presumably in Northern Phnicia. It stands probably for the people of Simirra, an important city in the time of the later Assyrian empire and the seat of an Assyrian province. It seems to be mentioned also in the Amarna letters under the name Sumur. Perhaps we should compare the modern Sumra, between Ruwâd (Arvad) and Tarabulûs (Tripolis).
J. F. McCurdy.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
Edited by James Hastings, D.D. Published in 1909
Zem'arite, The. One of the Hamite tribes who, in the genealogical table of Gen_10:18 and 1Ch_1:16, are represented as "sons of Canaan." Nothing is certainly known of this ancient tribe. The old interpreters place them at Emessa, the modern Hums.
Smith's Bible Dictionary
By Dr. William Smith.Published in 1863