8053. Shamur or Shamir
Strong's Lexicon
Shamur or Shamir: Thorns, brier, adamant

Original Word: שָׁמִיר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shamur or Shamir
Pronunciation: shah-MEER
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-moor')
Definition: Thorns, brier, adamant
Meaning: Shamur

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁמַר (shamar), meaning "to guard" or "to protect."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3037 (λίθος, lithos): Stone

- G4601 (σκληροκαρδία, sklērokardia): Hardness of heart

Usage: The Hebrew word "Shamir" is used in the Bible to refer to a thorn or brier, often symbolizing something that is sharp, impenetrable, or difficult to deal with. It is also used metaphorically to describe a hard or stubborn heart, as well as a tool or material that is extremely hard, like an adamant stone.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, thorns and briers were common in the landscape and often represented desolation or judgment. They were a natural part of the environment that could hinder agriculture and symbolize the consequences of sin or neglect. The term "Shamir" also reflects the cultural understanding of hardness and resilience, as seen in its metaphorical use to describe stubbornness or unyielding strength.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
the same as Shamir, q.v.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
III. שָׁמִיר proper name, masculine Levite, 1 Chronicles 24:24 Qr, Σαμηρ, Σεμμηρ (Kt שמור).

שׁמשׁ (√ of following; meaning unknown; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician שמש; Assyrian šamšu; Aramaic שִׁמְשָׁא, , Old Aramaic, Palmyrene שמש Lzb379; Arabic , Sabean שמסם goddess, SabDenkm20. 56ff. DHMB.u.S. 1032 WklZMG liv (1900), 408 ff. RSK 299ZMG xii (1887), 712).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shamir

Passive participle of shimtsah; observed; Shamur, an Israelite -- Shamir (from the margin).

see HEBREW shimtsah

Forms and Transliterations
שָׁמִֽיר׃ שמיר׃ šā·mîr šāmîr shaMir
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 24:24
HEB: [שָׁמוּר כ] (שָׁמִֽיר׃ ק)
KJV: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
INT: of the sons of Micah Shamir

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8053
1 Occurrence


šā·mîr — 1 Occ.
















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