שָׁמִיר

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H8068

Transliteration: shâmîyr

Pronunciation: shaw-meer'

Definition: adamant

Original: שׁמיר

Transliteration: shâmı̂yr

Phonetic: shaw-meer'

BDB Definition:

thorn(s), adamant, flint
1. thorns, thorn-bushes
2. adamant (as sharp)
3. a sharp stone, flint
  1. perhaps a diamond

Origin: from H8104" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8104 in the original sense of pricking

TWOT entry: 2416a