Strong's Lexicon

H8068

H8068 — שָׁמִיר

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshamiyrnoun mascOccurrences: 11TWOT: 2416a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8068
Word:	שָׁמִיר
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from H8104 in the original sense of pricking
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	11
Transliteration:	shamiyr
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	shaw-meer'
Meaning:	1. a thorn 2. (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
KJV Renderings:	adamant (stone), brier, diamond.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8870

I. שָׁמִיר noun masculine: Ezek 3:9 thorn(s), adamant, flint; — absolute ׳ שׁ Isa 5:6 +; suffix שְׁמִירוֺ Isa 10:17 —

1. collective thorns, thorn-bushes, token of waste-land, only Isaiah, + שַׁיִת Isa 5:6; Isa 7:23; Isa 7:24; Isa 7:25; Isa 27:4 figurative Isa 9:17 ; Isa 10:17 ׳ קוֺץ שׁ Isa 32:13.

2. adamant, as sharp, כְּתוּבָה ֗֗֗ בְּצִפֹּרֶן ׳ שׁ Jer 17:1 (|| בְּעֵט בַּדְוֶל); as hard, figurative of prophet's firmness Ezek 3:9; Zech 7:12 figurative of hard heart.

BDB8872

III. שָׁמִיר proper name, masculine Levite, 1Chr 24:24 Qr , Σαμηρ, Σεμμηρ ( Kt שמור).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke