שָׁמִיר
shâmîyr(shaw-meer')
“a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond”
11 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
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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“Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from…”