Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
A sharp thorn. ) One of the sons of Michah (1 Chr. 24:24). ) A town among the mountains of Judah (Josh. 15:48); probably Somerah, 2 1/2 miles north-west of Debir. ) The residence of Tola, one of the judges, on Mount Ephraim (Judg. 10:1, 2).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)
(n point or thorn.)
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898)
SHA'MIR (a thorn), a Levite. 1 Chr 24:24.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible (1898) & Schaff's Bible Dictionary
SHA'MIR (a sharp point), a name for two places. A city in the mountains of Judah. Josh 15:48. It is probably the ruins of Somerah, west of Debir. The place in Mount Ephraim where Tola lived. Jud 10:1-2. Swartz places it at Sanur, on a hill 6 miles north of Samaria; but Van de Velde at Sammer, 10 miles south-south-east of Nablus.
Hitchcock's Bible Names (1869)
Shamer, prison; bush; lees; thorn