HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8069
שָׁמִיר
sha.mir — Shamir
§ Shamir = "a point" or "thorn" a town in the mountain district of Judah
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Shamir
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8053
שָׁמוּר
sha.mur — 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) Also named: sha.mir (שָׁמִיר "Shamir" H8069I) § Shamer or Shamir = "guardian" a Levite of the sons of Michah in the time of David
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A sharp thorn. (1.) One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr. 24:24). (2.) A town among the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir. (3.) The residence of Tola, one of the judges, on Mount Ephraim (Judg. 10:1, 2).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.