Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
thorn
Usage: 1) thorn(s), adamant, flint 1a) thorns, thorn-bushes 1b) adamant (as sharp) 1c) a sharp stone, flint 1c1) perhaps a diamond
Strong's Number
H8068
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
4
Strong's H8068 Quick Answer
Strong's H8068 שָׁמִיר (shamiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shamiyr (shaw-meer') n-m. 1. a thorn 2. (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond It has 11 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include thorns, adamant, and diamond. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- shamiyr (shaw-meer') n-m. 1. a thorn 2. (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- thorns, adamant, and diamond
Meaning and Definition
shamiyr (shaw-meer') n-m. 1. a thorn 2. (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond [from H8104 in the original sense of pricking] KJV: adamant (stone), brier, diamond. Root(s): H8104
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8068. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H8068 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shamiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H8068 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H8068 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H8068 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8068.
And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall even be for briers and thorns.
With arrows and with bows shall men come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
And on all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
And the light of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Holy One for a flame: and it shall burn and devour his thorns and his briers in one day;
Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together.
Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers; yea, upon all the houses of joy in the joyous city:
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8068, grouped by book.
Isaiah 8 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H8068 FAQ
What does shamir (שָׁמִיר) mean?
Shamir (Strong's H8068) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "diamond". shamiyr (shaw-meer') n-m. 1. a thorn 2. (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
How many times is shamir (שָׁמִיר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H8068 across 4 books.
Where can I study shamir (שָׁמִיר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8068 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate shamir (שָׁמִיר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as thorns, adamant, and diamond. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.