The meaning of “חַשְׁמַל”
Understanding chashmal reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
of uncertain derivation amber. - probably bronze or polished spectrum metal 1) a shining substance, amber or electrum or...
חַשְׁמַל
of uncertain derivation amber. - probably bronze or polished spectrum metal 1) a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezekiel 1:4 | “And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and out of the midst thereof as the colour of amber, out of the midst of the fire.” Word: חַשְׁמַל (chashmal) | |
| Ezekiel 1:27 | “And I saw as the colour of amber, as the appearance of fire round about within it, from the appearance of his loins even upward, and from the appearance of his loins even downward, I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and it had brightness round about.” Word: חַשְׁמַל (chashmal) | |
| Ezekiel 8:2 | “Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.” Word: חַשְׁמַל (chashmal) |