Strong's H8068
שָׁמִיר
- Language:
- Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament)
Definition
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
Derivation
from H8104 (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking;
KJV Translation
In the King James Version, שָׁמִיר is translated as: adamant (stone), brier, diamond..
About Strong's Concordance
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance, compiled by James Strong in 1890, assigns a unique number to every Hebrew and Aramaic root word in the Old Testament. The Hebrew dictionary covers all 8,674 root words. This entry is in the public domain.