Strong's Number H8068

שָׁמִיר

shamiyr · shaw-meer'

Transliteration:

shamiyr{shaw-meer'}

Word Origin:

from 8104 in the original sense of pricking

TWOT:

2416a

Part of Speech:

noun masculine

Strong's Definition:

a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond

Usage in the KJV:

brier 8, adamant 1, adamant stone 1, diamond 1

Total: 11
Occurs 11 times in the Hebrew text.

Definition:

thorn(s), adamant, flint
1. thorns, thorn-bushes
2. adamant (as sharp)
3. a sharp stone, flint
  1. perhaps a diamond