A name anciently used for the diamond, the hardest of all minerals. It is used for cutting or writing upon glass and other hard substances, Jer 17:1. It is also employed figuratively, Eze 3:9; Zec 7:12. Others supposed the smiris, or emery, to be meant.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.