Original: שָׁמִיר

Transliteration: shâmîyr

Phonetic: shaw-meer'

Short Definition: Adamant

Original: שׁמיר

Transliteration: shâmı̂yr

Phonetic: shaw-meer'

BDB Definition:

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

Origin: from H8104 in the original sense of pricking

TWOT entry: 2416a

Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine

Cognate: H8053, H8069