8053. Shamur or Shamir

Lexicon

Shamur or Shamir: Thorns, brier, adamant

Original Word: שָׁמוּר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shamuwr
Pronunciation: shah-MEER
Phonetic Spelling: (shaw-moor')
Definition: Thorns, brier, adamant
Meaning: Shamur

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Shamir

Passive participle of shimtsah; observed; Shamur, an Israelite -- Shamir (from the margin).

see HEBREW shimtsah

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
the same as Shamir, q.v.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

III. שָׁמִיר proper name, masculine Levite, 1 Chronicles 24:24 Qr, Σαμηρ, Σεμμηρ (Kt שמור).

שׁמשׁ (√ of following; meaning unknown; Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Phoenician שמש; Assyrian šamšu; Aramaic שִׁמְשָׁא, , Old Aramaic, Palmyrene שמש Lzb³⁷⁹; Arabic , Sabean שמסם goddess, SabDenkm^{20. 56ff.} DHM^{B.u.S. 1032} Wkl^{ZMG liv (1900), 408 ff.} RS^{K 299} Nö^{ZMG xii (1887), 712}).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from the root שָׁמַר (shamar), meaning "to keep, guard, observe, give heed."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct Greek equivalents for the proper noun Shamur, as it is a specific Hebrew name. However, the concept of "keeping" or "guarding" can be related to Greek words such as τηρέω (tēreō • Strong's Greek 5083), which means "to keep, guard, observe."

Note: The name Shamur is not widely referenced outside of genealogical contexts, and its significance is primarily understood within the framework of biblical lineage and heritage.

Usage: The name Shamur appears in genealogical records within the Hebrew Bible, specifically in the context of family lineages.

Context: • Shamur is a name found in the genealogical listings of the tribe of Simeon. It is mentioned in 1 Chronicles 4:24, where it is listed among the sons of Simeon. The name reflects the cultural and religious significance of names in ancient Israel, often conveying a sense of divine protection or blessing. The root שָׁמַר (shamar) is frequently used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the act of keeping or guarding, which may imply that the individual named Shamur was seen as being under divine protection or was expected to fulfill a role of guardianship or observance within the community.

Forms and Transliterations

שָׁמִֽיר׃ שמיר׃ šā·mîr šāmîr shaMir

Englishman's Concordance

1 Chronicles 24:24
HEB: [שָׁמוּר כ] (שָׁמִֽיר׃ ק)
KJV: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.
INT: of the sons of Micah Shamir

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 8053
1 Occurrence

šā·mîr — 1 Occ.