שָׁמִיר
shâmîyr(shaw-meer')
“a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond”
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Definition
Strong’s Definition
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
Translated in KJV as
adamant (stone)brierdiamond.
Etymology
from H8104 (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking;
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