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Shamir
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
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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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
(n point or thorn.)
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Hastings Dictionary of the Bible · 1898
SHA'MIR (a thorn), a Levite. 1 Chr 24:24.
SHA'MIR (a sharp point), a name for two places. A city in the mountains of Judah. Josh 15:48. It is probably the ruins of Somerah, west of Debir. The place in Mount Ephraim where Tola lived. Jud 10:1-2. Swartz places it at Sanur, on a hill 6 miles north of Samaria; but Van de Velde at Sammer, 10 miles south-south-east of Nablus.
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Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary · 1869
Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn
Schaff's Dictionary of the Bible · 1880
SHA'MIR (a sharp point), a name for two places. A city in the mountains of Judah. Josh 15:48. It is probably the ruins of Somerah, west of Debir. The place in Mount Ephraim where Tola lived. Jud 10:1-2. Swartz places it at Sanur, on a hill 6 miles north of Samaria; but Van de Velde at Sammer, 10 miles south-south-east of Nablus.