Lectionary Calendar
Friday, March 29th, 2024
Good Friday
There are 2 days til Easter!
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!

Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #8069 - שָׁמִיר

Transliteration
Shâmîyr
Phonetics
shaw-meer'
Origin
the same as (H8068)
Parts of Speech
N/A
TWOT
None
Search for…
Browse by letter:
Prev Entry
שָׁמִיר
 
Next Entry
שְׁמָרִימוֹת
Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

Shamir = “a point” or “thorn”

1) a town in the mountain district of Judah

2) a town in Ephraim where the judge Tola lived and was buried

Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (3)
Joshua 1
2
HCS (0)
HCS (4)
Joshua 1
Judges 2
1 Chronicles 1
BSB (3)
Joshua 1
2
ESV (3)
Joshua 1
2
WEB (3)
Joshua 1
2
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 II. שָׁמִיר proper name, of a location 1. in הֵר אֶפְרַיִם Judges 10:1,2, Σαμειρ; A ᵐ5 L Σαφειρ.


Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁמִיר m.

(1)  a sharp point (see שָׁמַר No. II.), hence thorn, collect. thorns, Isaiah 5:6, 7:23, 24, 25 9:17 32:13 metaph. used of enemies, Isaiah 10:17, 27:4 (Arab. سَمُرَ ةُ coll. سَمُرُ is the Egyptian thorn, a thorn-tree).

(2) diamond, so called from its cutting and perforating (as the point of a stylus was made of diamonds Jeremiah 17:1), Ezekiel 3:9; Zechariah 7:12. (Arab. سَامُورُ id. We may, perhaps, compare Gr. σμῖρις, σμῦρις, i.e. diamond dust, which was used in polishing. Bohlen considers the word to be of Indian origin, comparing asmîra, a stone which eats away, used of gems, iron.)

(3) [Shamir] pr.n.

(a) of a town in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:48.

(b) of a town in mount Ephraim, Judges 10:1, Judges 10:2.

(c) 1 Chronicles 24:24 קרי where the כתיב has שָׁמוּר.


These files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available BibleSupport.com
List of Word Forms
בְּשָׁמִ֖יר בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃ בשמיר בשמיר׃ שָׁמִ֥יר שמיר bə·šā·mîr bəšāmîr beshaMir šā·mîr šāmîr shaMir
adsFree icon
Ads FreeProfile