שָׁמִיר

From LSJ

κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils

Source

English (Strong)

from שָׁמַר in the original sense of pricking; a thorn; also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond: adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
the same as שָׁמִיר; Shamir, the name of two places in Palestine: Shamir. Compare שָׁמוּר.