Quick Definition
thorn
Strong's Definition
a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
Derivation: from H8104 (שָׁמַר) in the original sense of pricking;
KJV Usage: adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
TWOT Reference: 2416a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) thorn(s), adamant, flint
1a) thorns, thorn-bushes
1b) adamant (as sharp)
1c) a sharp stone, flint
1c1) perhaps a diamond
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) thorn(s), adamant, flint
1a) thorns, thorn-bushes
1b) adamant (as sharp)
1c) a sharp stone, flint
1c1) perhaps a diamond
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁמִיר
shâmý̂yr
BDB Definition:
1) thorn(s), adamant, flint
1a) thorns, thorn-bushes
1b) adamant (as sharp)
1c) a sharp stone, flint
1c1) perhaps a diamond
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H8104 in the original sense of pricking
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2416a
Total KJV Occurrences: 12