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Where does “שמיר” come from?

שמיר (Hebrew) comes from Hebrew שמר — to guard; to keep; to save.

שמיר (Hebrew): dill; emery; mythical stone, or possibly worm,...

Definitions

  1. dill; emery; mythical stone, or possibly worm,...

Ancestry of “שמיר”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewשמרto guard; to keep; to save
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