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It is also used metaphorically to describe something hard or impenetrable, such as an adamant stone, which is a very hard substance.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israel, thorny plants like the "shamir" were common in the wilderness and uncultivated lands. They were often associated with desolation and were used as metaphors for stubbornness or hardness of heart. The imagery of thorns and briers was familiar to the Israelites, who understood the challenges they posed to agriculture and daily life.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a thorn, adamant, flint<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>briars (8), diamond (1), emery (1), flint (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">שָׁמִיר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font>: <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Ezekiel 3:9</a> <font size="+1"><b>thorn(s), adamant, flint</b></font>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a> +; suffix <font class="hebrew2">שְׁמִירוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-17.htm">Isaiah 10:17</a>; — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> collective <em>thorns, thorn-bushes</em>, token of waste-land, only Isaiah, + <font class="hebrew2">שַׁיִת</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7-23.htm">Isaiah 7:23</a>,24,25; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27-4.htm">Isaiah 27:4</a>; figurative <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/9-17.htm">Isaiah 9:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-17.htm">Isaiah 10:17</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">קוֺץ שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-13.htm">Isaiah 32:13</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>adamant</em>, as sharp, <font class="hebrew2">כְּתוּבָה ֗֗֗ בְּצִמֹּרֶן</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17-1.htm">Jeremiah 17:1</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">בְּעֵט בַּדְוֶל</font>); as hard, figurative of prophet's firmness <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-9.htm">Ezekiel 3:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/zechariah/7-12.htm">Zechariah 7:12</a> figurative of hard heart. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>adamant stone, brier, diamond <p>From <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a> in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond -- adamant (stone), brier, diamond. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/8104.htm">shamar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ ושמירו כְּשָׁמִ֛יר כשמיר לַשָּׁמִ֥יר לשמיר שָׁמִ֑יר שָׁמִ֖יר שָׁמִ֗יר שָׁמִ֣יר שָׁמִ֥יר שמיר kə·šā·mîr kəšāmîr keshaMir laš·šā·mîr lashshaMir laššāmîr šā·mîr šāmîr shaMir ū·šə·mî·rōw ūšəmîrōw ushemiRo<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 5:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יֵעָדֵ֔ר וְעָלָ֥ה <b> שָׁמִ֖יר </b> וָשָׁ֑יִת וְעַ֤ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or hoed, <span class="itali">But briars</span> and thorns<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but there shall come up <span class="itali">briers</span> and thorns:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/5-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> hoed will come <span class="itali">briars</span> and thorns and<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/7-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 7:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּאֶ֣לֶף כָּ֑סֶף <b> לַשָּׁמִ֥יר </b> וְלַשַּׁ֖יִת יִֽהְיֶֽה׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> will become <span class="itali">briars</span> and thorns.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> silverlings, <span class="itali">it shall [even] be for briers</span> and thorns.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A thousand silver <span class="itali">briars</span> and thorns will become<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 7:24</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֑מָּה כִּי־ <b> שָׁמִ֥יר </b> וָשַׁ֖יִת תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the land <span class="itali">will be briars</span> and thorns.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thither; because all the land <span class="itali">shall become briers</span> and thorns.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7-24.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> there because <span class="itali">will be briars</span> and thorns become<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/7-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 7:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שָׁ֔מָּה יִרְאַ֖ת <b> שָׁמִ֣יר </b> וָשָׁ֑יִת וְהָיָה֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for fear <span class="itali">of briars</span> and thorns;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the fear <span class="itali">of briers</span> and thorns:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/7-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> there fear <span class="itali">of briars</span> and thorns will become<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/9-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 9:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כָאֵשׁ֙ רִשְׁעָ֔ה <b> שָׁמִ֥יר </b> וָשַׁ֖יִת תֹּאכֵ֑ל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> It consumes <span class="itali">briars</span> and thorns;<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> it shall devour <span class="itali">the briers</span> and thorns,<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/9-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A fire wickedness <span class="itali">briars</span> and thorns consumes<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 10:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאָֽכְלָ֛ה שִׁית֥וֹ <b> וּשְׁמִיר֖וֹ </b> בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָֽד׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his thorns <span class="itali">and his briars</span> in a single<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his thorns <span class="itali">and his briers</span> in one<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and devour his thorns <span class="itali">and his briars</span> day A single<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 27:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִֽי־ יִתְּנֵ֜נִי <b> שָׁמִ֥יר </b> שַׁ֙יִת֙ בַּמִּלְחָמָ֔ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> give <span class="itali">Me briars</span> [and] thorns<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [is] not in me: who would set <span class="itali">the briers</span> [and] thorns<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/27-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> someone give <span class="itali">briars</span> thorns battle<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/32-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 32:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַמִּ֔י ק֥וֹץ <b> שָׁמִ֖יר </b> תַּֽעֲלֶ֑ה כִּ֚י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [in which] thorns <span class="itali">[and] briars</span> shall come<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> thorns <span class="itali">[and] briers;</span> yea, upon all the houses<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/32-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of my people thorns <span class="itali">briars</span> shall come Yea<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/17-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 17:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּרְזֶ֖ל בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן <b> שָׁמִ֑יר </b> חֲרוּשָׁה֙ עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> stylus; <span class="itali">With a diamond</span> point<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [and] with the point <span class="itali">of a diamond:</span> [it is] graven<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/17-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> an iron point <span class="itali">A diamond</span> is engraved upon<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 3:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> כְּשָׁמִ֛יר </b> חָזָ֥ק מִצֹּ֖ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">Like emery</span> harder than<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">As an adamant</span> harder than flint<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/3-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">emery</span> harder flint<p><b><a href="/text/zechariah/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zechariah 7:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְלִבָּ֞ם שָׂ֣מוּ <b> שָׁמִ֗יר </b> מִ֠שְּׁמוֹעַ אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zechariah/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> their hearts <span class="itali">[like] flint</span> so<br><a href="/kjvs/zechariah/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their hearts <span class="itali">[as] an adamant stone,</span> lest they should hear<br><a href="/interlinear/zechariah/7-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> their hearts made <span class="itali">flint</span> hear the law<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8068.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8068.htm">Strong's Hebrew 8068<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keshamir_8068.htm">kə·šā·mîr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lashshamir_8068.htm">laš·šā·mîr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shamir_8068.htm">šā·mîr — 8 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ushemiro_8068.htm">ū·šə·mî·rōw — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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