7718

šōham שֹׁ֫הַם ‘onyx’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root probably meaning to blanch

šōham n, m
1) a precious stone or gem
 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite

Mentioned in Genesis 2:12 Exodus 25:7, 28:9, 35:9, 35:27, 39:6, 28:20, 39:13 Ezekiel 28:13 Job 28:16 1 Chronicles 29:2

2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
About | Listen audio | In other languages: .