- Original: שׁמיר - Transliteration: Shamiyr - Phonetic: shaw-meer' - Definition: Shamir = a point or thorn n pr loc 1. a town in the mountain district of Judah 2. a town in Ephraim where the judge Tola lived and was buried - Origin: the same as H8068 - TWOT entry: pr n loc - Part(s) of speech: - Strong's: the same as H8068 ; Shamir the name of two places in Palestine: - Shamir. Compare H8053 . Total KJV Occurrences: 4 • Shamir, 4 Joshua 15:48; Judges 10:1; Judges 10:2; 1 Chronicles 24:24