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<p> '''''ad´a''''' -'''''mant''''' ( שׁמיר , <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> ( Ezekiel 3:9; Zechariah 7:12 )): In the passages cited and in Jeremiah 17:1 , where it is rendered "diamond" the word shamir evidently refers to a hard stone. The word adamant ("unconquerable") is used in the early [[Greek]] writers for a hard metal, perhaps steel, later for a metal-like gold and later for the diamond. The [[Hebrew]] <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> , the Greek <i> '''''adamas''''' </i> (from which word "diamond" as well as "adamant" is derived) and the English adamant occur regularly in figurative expressions. All three are equally indefinite. [[Adamant]] may therefore be considered a good translation for <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> , though the [[Septuagint]] does not use <i> '''''adamas''''' </i> in the passages cited. There is a possible etymological identification of <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> with the Greek <i> '''''smyris''''' </i> ( <i> '''''smēris''''' </i> or <i> '''''smiris''''' </i> ), emery, a granular form of corundum well known to the ancients and used by them for polishing and engraving precious stones. Corundum in all its forms, including the sapphire and ruby, is in the scale of hardness next to the diamond. In English [[Versions]] of the [[Bible]] Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 7:23-25; Isaiah 9:18; Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 32:13 , <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> is translated "brier". See also Stones , [[Precious]] . </p> | |||
<p> '''''ad´a''''' -'''''mant''''' ( שׁמיר , <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> ( Ezekiel 3:9; Zechariah 7:12 )): In the passages cited and in Jeremiah 17:1 , where it is rendered "diamond" the word shamir evidently refers to a hard stone. The word adamant ("unconquerable") is used in the early Greek writers for a hard metal, perhaps steel, later for a metal-like gold and later for the diamond. The Hebrew <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> , the Greek <i> '''''adamas''''' </i> (from which word "diamond" as well as "adamant" is derived) and the English adamant occur regularly in figurative expressions. All three are equally indefinite. Adamant may therefore be considered a good translation for <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> , though the Septuagint does not use <i> '''''adamas''''' </i> in the passages cited. There is a possible etymological identification of <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> with the Greek <i> '''''smyris''''' </i> ( <i> '''''smēris''''' </i> or <i> '''''smiris''''' </i> ), emery, a granular form of corundum well known to the ancients and used by them for polishing and engraving precious stones. Corundum in all its forms, including the sapphire and ruby, is in the scale of hardness next to the diamond. In English Versions of the Bible Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 7:23-25; Isaiah 9:18; Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 32:13 , <i> '''''shāmı̄r''''' </i> is translated "brier". See also Stones , [[Precious]] . </p | |||
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ad´a -mant ( שׁמיר , shāmı̄r ( Ezekiel 3:9; Zechariah 7:12 )): In the passages cited and in Jeremiah 17:1 , where it is rendered "diamond" the word shamir evidently refers to a hard stone. The word adamant ("unconquerable") is used in the early Greek writers for a hard metal, perhaps steel, later for a metal-like gold and later for the diamond. The Hebrew shāmı̄r , the Greek adamas (from which word "diamond" as well as "adamant" is derived) and the English adamant occur regularly in figurative expressions. All three are equally indefinite. Adamant may therefore be considered a good translation for shāmı̄r , though the Septuagint does not use adamas in the passages cited. There is a possible etymological identification of shāmı̄r with the Greek smyris ( smēris or smiris ), emery, a granular form of corundum well known to the ancients and used by them for polishing and engraving precious stones. Corundum in all its forms, including the sapphire and ruby, is in the scale of hardness next to the diamond. In English Versions of the Bible Isaiah 5:6; Isaiah 7:23-25; Isaiah 9:18; Isaiah 10:17; Isaiah 27:4; Isaiah 32:13 , shāmı̄r is translated "brier". See also Stones , Precious .
