Strong's H8068 · Hebrew
שָׁמִיר
shâmîyr · /shaw-meer'/
Definition
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
KJV: adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
Root / derivation: from H8104 (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁמִיר across 11 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
11 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Isaiah8 verses
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
Isaiah 7:23And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
Isaiah 7:24With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
Isaiah 7:25And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Isaiah 9:18For 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.
Isaiah 10:17And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
Isaiah 27:4Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. go: or, march against
Isaiah 32:13Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city: yea: or, burning upon
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8068 (shâmîyr) mean?
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
How many times does H8068 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8068 (שָׁמִיר) appears in 11 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “briers.”
How is shâmîyr translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8068 is rendered as “briers” (8×), “adamant” (1×), “diamond” (1×), “stone” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word שָׁמִיר come from?
from H8104 (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking;