H8069 שָׁמִיר (Shâmîyr) shaw-meer'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Shamir

Biblical Persons & Places

Shamir Levite living at the time of Divided Monarchy

A man from the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.24; referred to as Shamir (שָׁמִיר), or Shamur (=Ketiv) (שָׁמוּר); a son of Micah.

Shamir Shamir_2

A location first mentioned at Jdg.10.1; only referred to as Shamir (שָׁמִיר).

Shamir Shamir_1

A location only mentioned at Jos.15.48; only referred to as Shamir (שָׁמִיר).

Strong's Definition

Shamir, the name of two places in Palestine

Derivation: the same as H8068 (שָׁמִיר);

KJV Usage: Shamir. Compare H8053 (שָׁמוּר).

Outline of Biblical Usage

Shamir = "a point" or "thorn"

n pr loc

1) a town in the mountain district of Judah

2) a town in Ephraim where the judge Tola lived and was buried

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁמִיר (sha.mir) — Shamir.

§ Shamir = "a point" or "thorn" a town in the mountain district of Judah

שָׁמִיר (sha.mir) — Shamir.

§ Shamir = "a point" or "thorn" a town in Ephraim where the judge Tola lived and was buried

שָׁמִיר (sha.mir) — Shamir. A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.24; son of: Micah (H4318J) Another name of sha.mur (שָׁמוּר "Shamir" H8053) § Shamir = "a point" or "thorn" 1) a town in the mountain district of Judah 2) a town in Ephraim where the judge Tola lived and was buried

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

שָׁמִיר (H8068 · H8069)

noun m

Gemstones

adamant = a legendary rock or mineral, known for its hardness; ≈ associated with an inflexible mind

JER 17:1 · EZK 3:9 · ZEC 7:12

noun m

Plants | ≈ קֹוץ · שַׁיִת

brier = small shrub with thorns; ≈ associated with things of no value, aggression, and destruction

ISA 5:6 · ISA 7:23 · ISA 7:24 · ISA 7:25 · ISA 9:17 · ISA 10:17 · ISA 27:4 · ISA 32:13

name

Names of Locations

Shamir = town; ◄ located in the hill country; territory of Judah; ► residence of Tola son of Puah, judge of Israel

JOS 15:48 · JDG 10:1 · JDG 10:2

Names of People

Shamir = man; ◄ son of Micah; descendant of Uzziel; tribe of Levi

1CH 24:24

¹ 1CH 24:24 MT-Q; MT-K שָׁמוּר

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

שָׁמִיר n.pr.loc. Ju 10:1, 2

Jos 15:48

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Bible Occurrences (3)

15:48

10:1 10:2

Joshua 15:48

[These were] in the hill country: Shamir, Jattir, Socoh,

Judges 10:1

After the time of Abimelech, a man of Issachar, Tola son of Puah, the son of Dodo, rose up to save Israel. He lived in Shamir, in the hill country of Ephraim.

Judges 10:2

Tola judged Israel twenty-three... years, and when he died, he was buried in Shamir.