Hebrew word study
שָׁמִירshâmîyr — a thorn
Pronounced “shaw-meer'”
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
Translated in the King James as: adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
Appears 11 times in Scripture
Origin: from H8104 (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking;
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Isaiah — 8×
Jeremiah — 1×
Ezekiel — 1×
Zechariah — 1×
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