HebrewH0306Noun (Feminine)

אַחְלָ֑מָה

ach.la.mah

“amethyst”

2Occurrences

H0306Strong's #

Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a gem, probably the amethyst

perhaps from H2492 (חָלַם) (and thus dream-stone);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)

amethyst, a gem in the third row on the ephod, breastplate of judgment worn by the high priest. Transliteration of the Septuagint word. Identification is not certain but is a purple stone perhaps a corundum or red or brown jasper.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

H:N-F

Full Description

H:N-F

Occurrences

אַחְלָ֑מָה appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus

Key Passages

Exodus 28:19BSB

in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Exodus 39:12BSB

the third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.