צִפֹּרֶן שָׁמִיר
Properly, a claw , i.e. (human) nail ; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant) · a thorn ; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
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צִפֹּרֶן H6856 properly, a claw , i.e. (human) nail ; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant)
שָׁמִיר H8068 a thorn ; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
What does צִפֹּרֶן שָׁמִיר (tsipporen shamir) mean in the Bible?
צִפֹּרֶן · שָׁמִיר is a Hebrew word meaning "diamond/flint point".
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