What does שָׁמִיר (šāmiyr) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמִיר (šāmiyr): Sharp hardness: object whose cutting edge makes it both destructive thorn and precious gem.
Hebrew · H8068
שָׁמִיר
A thorn ; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
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שָׁמִיר H8068
Pronunciation šāmiyr
What does שָׁמִיר (šāmiyr) mean in the Bible?
שָׁמִיר (šāmiyr): Sharp hardness: object whose cutting edge makes it both destructive thorn and precious gem.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8068?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and briers (4), [like] flint (1), and thistles (1), briers (1), like a diamond (1).
Where does שָׁמִיר (šāmiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (8), Ezekiel (1), Jeremiah (1), Zechariah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and briers 4× Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 27:4, Isaiah 32:13
[like] flint 1× Zechariah 7:12
and thistles 1× Isaiah 10:17
briers 1× Isaiah 7:24
like a diamond 1× Ezekiel 3:9
of the briers 1× Isaiah 7:25
only briers 1× Isaiah 7:23
with a diamond 1× Jeremiah 17:1
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Isaiah 5:6 שָׁמִ֖יר to and briers Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:23 לַשָּׁמִ֥יר to only briers Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:24 שָׁמִ֥יר to briers Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:25 שָׁמִ֣יר to of the briers Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 9:18 שָׁמִ֥יר to and briers Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 10:17 וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ to and thistles Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 27:4 שָׁמִ֥יר to and briers Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 32:13 שָׁמִ֖יר to and briers Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 17:1 שָׁמִ֑יר to with a diamond Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 3:9 כְּשָׁמִ֛יר to like a diamond Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 5:6
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 4
Isaiah 8 Jeremiah 1 Ezekiel 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
שָׁמִ֥יר 3x šā·mîr Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 9:18, Isaiah 27:4
שָׁמִ֖יר 2x šā·mîr Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 32:13
וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ 1x ū·šə·mî·rōw Isaiah 10:17
כְּשָׁמִ֛יר 1x kə·šā·mîr Ezekiel 3:9
לַשָּׁמִ֥יר 1x laš·šā·mîr Isaiah 7:23
שָׁמִ֣יר 1x šā·mîr Isaiah 7:25
שָׁמִ֑יר 1x šā·mîr Jeremiah 17:1
שָׁמִ֗יר 1x šā·mîr Zechariah 7:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 8x Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 9:18
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:17
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 3:9
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 7:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Sharp hardness: object whose cutting edge makes it both destructive thorn and precious gem.
Source Gloss
a thorn ; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Sharp hardness: object whose cutting edge makes it both destructive thorn and precious gem.
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond BDB: thorn Usage: adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
שָׁמִיר is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain