Shamir

A written article for Shamir is still to come. Below and alongside: where Shamir appears in Scripture, with the original words, places on the map and any dates on record.

  • Shamir
  • Shamir 1 (Khirbet al Bira)
  • Shamir 1 (Khirbet Sumara)
  • Shamir 2 (Khirbet Samara)

Original words

  • שָׁמוּר shamir
    H8053
  • שָׁמִיר shamir
    H8069
Citations
“Shamir 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/shamir-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Shamir 1.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/shamir-1. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
“Shamir 2.” OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data. openbible.info/geo/ancient/shamir-2. OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data · CC BY 4.0 Accessed 2026-07-21.
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Where Shamir appears in Scripture

Joshua 15

וּבָהָר שָׁמִיר וְיַתִּיר וְשׂוֹכֹֽה׃
48
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

Judges 10

וַיָּקָם אַֽחֲרֵי אֲבִימֶלֶךְ לְהוֹשִׁיעַ אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל תּוֹלָע בֶּן-פּוּאָה בֶּן-דּוֹדוֹ אִישׁ יִשָּׂשכָר וְהֽוּא-יֹשֵׁב בְּשָׁמִיר בְּהַר אֶפְרָֽיִם׃
1
And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
וַיִּשְׁפֹּט אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל עֶשְׂרִים וְשָׁלֹשׁ שָׁנָה וַיָּמָת וַיִּקָּבֵר בְּשָׁמִֽיר׃
2
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.

1 Chronicles 24

בְּנֵי עֻזִּיאֵל מִיכָה לִבְנֵי מִיכָה ‫(שמור)‬ שָׁמִֽיר׃
24
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir.