Shamir — the meaning of the Hebrew name שָׁמוּר

שָׁמוּר

Shâmûwr · pronounced shaw-moor' · Strong's H8053 · a man

Shamir means observed.

Built from

שִׁמְצָה shimtsâh (passive participle of, H8103) — scornful whispering (of hostile spectators) open in the lexicon ›

passive participle of H8103; observed; Shamur, an Israelite.

1Chr 24:24 Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — 1 Chronicles

Shamir (H8069) — Shamir, the name of two places in Palestine

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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