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Strong's H8068 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: שָׁמִיר (shâmîyr)

Pronunciation: shaw-meer'

Morphology: n-m

Derivation: from שָׁמַר (shâmar) H8104 in the original sense of pricking

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

KJV Renderings: adamant (stone), brier, diamond

Senses

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

Strong's	Original	Transliteration	Derivation	Definition	KJV Renderings
G5208	ὕλη	hýlē	perhaps akin to G3586	a forest, i.e. (by implication) fuel	matter
H8104	שָׁמַר	shâmar	a primitive root	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.	beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man)

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