In the bible, Shamir is the name of the son of Micah, son of Uzziel (1CH 24:24). Meaning of the name: Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn. Related names are:
Israel,
Ephraim,
Dodo (and others ...)
. The translations of Shamir in 6 languages of the Bible are illustrated in the
ichthys
below, from
שָׁמִיר in Hebrew to
شامير in Persian!
And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh, (JOS 15:48)
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. (JDG 10:1)
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir. (JDG 10:2)
Of the sons of Uzziel; Michah: of the sons of Michah; Shamir. (1CH 24:24)