Know the Word.

Hebrew word

shâmîyr

shaw-meer'

שָׁמִיר

What it means

a thorn

a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond

Where it comes from

from shâmar (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking

How the King James translates it

  • briers8
  • diamond1
  • adamant1
  • stone1

Every place it appears 11

Jeremiah17:1
Ezekiel3:9
Zechariah7:12