Berean Strong's Lexicon Shamur or Shamir: Thorns, brier, adamant Original Word: שָׁמִיר 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 Originthe 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, 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 shaMirLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman'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 |
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, Old Aramaic, Palmyrene שמש Lzb379; Arabic 
, Sabean שמסם goddess, SabDenkm20. 56ff. DHMB.u.S. 1032 WklZMG liv (1900), 408 ff. RSK 299 NöZMG xii (1887), 712). 
