The meaning of “שֹׁהַם”
Understanding shôham reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
onyx. - a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color) 1) a precious stone or gem 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus...
שֹׁהַם
onyx. - a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color) 1) a precious stone or gem 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 2:12 | “And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.” Word: שֹׁהַם (shôham) | |
| Exodus 35:9 | “And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.” Word: שֹׁהַם (shôham) | |
| 1 Chronicles 29:2 | “Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.” Word: שֹׁהַם (shôham) | |
| Job 28:16 | “It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.” Word: שֹׁהַם (shôham) | |
| Ezekiel 28:13 | “Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.” Word: שֹׁהַם (shôham) |
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