Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary
Shamir
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Shamer, prison; bush; Shamir is rendered in the installed Bible Names resource as “Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn.” This unified study connects 5 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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Nave’s Topical Bible references for SHAMIR.
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(Heb. shamir), Ezek. 3:9. The Greek word adamas means diamond. This stone is not referred to, but corundum or some kind of hard steel. It is an emblem of firmness in resisting adversaries of the truth (Zech. 7:12), and of hard-heartedness against the truth (Jer. 17:1).
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(1.) A precious gem (Heb. yahalom', in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., "sardonyx.") (2.) A precious stone (Heb. shamir', a sharp point) mentioned in Jer. 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered "adamant" (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zech. 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones.
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Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn
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