HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8068
שָׁמִיר
sha.mir — thorn
1) thorn(s), adamant, flint 1a) thorns, thorn-bushes 1b) adamant (as sharp) 1c) a sharp stone, flint 1c1) perhaps a diamond
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Diamond
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5842
עֵט
et — stylus
1) stylus 1a) iron stylus with diamond tip used to write on stone or metal 1b) reed pen used on a roll
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3095
יַהֲלֹם
ya.ha.lom — jasper
1) a precious stone (known for its hardness) 1a) perhaps the jasper, onyx, or diamond
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6856
צִפֹּ֫רֶן
tsip.po.ren — fingernail
1) fingernail, stylus point 1a) finger-nail 1b) point (of a diamond) Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (טְפַר "nail/claw" H2953)
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ἀδάμας
adamas — adamant
1. properly the untamed, unconquerable : 2. as Substantive adamant , i. e. the hardest metal, probably steel : metaphorically of any thing unalterable , ἔπος ἐρέω ἀδάμαντι πελάσσας having fixed it firm as adamant , (Oracle quoted in Herdotus Historicus) 3. the diamond , (Theophrastus Philosophus) 4. as adjective, metaphorically, the inflexible , of Hades, (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
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(1.) A precious gem (Heb. yahalom’, in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., “sardonyx.”) (2.) A precious stone (Heb. shamir’, a sharp point) mentioned in Jer. 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered “adamant” (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zech. 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.