The meaning of “שָׁמִיר”
Understanding shâmîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
adamant (stone), brier, diamond. - a thorn - also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond 1) thor...
שָׁמִיר
adamant (stone), brier, diamond. - a thorn - also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond 1) thorn(s), adamant, flint 1a) thorns, thorn-bushes 1b) adamant (as sharp) 1c) a sharp stone, flint 1c1) perhaps a diamond
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 9:18 | “For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.” Word: שָׁמִיר (shâmîyr) | |
| Jeremiah 17:1 | “The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;” Word: שָׁמִיר (shâmîyr) | |
| Ezekiel 3:9 | “As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.” Word: שָׁמִיר (shâmîyr) | |
| Zechariah 7:12 | “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 the Lord of hosts.” Word: שָׁמִיר (shâmîyr) |
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