- Original: שׁמוּרo - Transliteration: Shamuwr - Phonetic: shaw-moor' - Definition: Shamer or Shamir = guardian 1. a Levite of the sons of Michah in the time of David - Origin: pass part of H8103 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Proper Name Masculine - Strong's: Passive participle of H8103 ; observed; Shamur an Israelite: - Shamir [from the margin].