Lexicon :: Strong's H306 - 'aḥlāmâ

אַחְלָמָה
Transliteration
'aḥlāmâ
Pronunciation
akh-law'-maw
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Perhaps from חָלַם (H2492) (and thus dream-stone)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 67b

Strong’s Definitions

אַחְלָמָה ʼachlâmâh, akh-law'-maw; perhaps from H2492 (and thus dream-stone); a gem, probably the amethyst:—amethyst.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H306 in the following manner: amethyst (2x).

  1. 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.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַחְלָמָה ʼachlâmâh, akh-law'-maw; perhaps from H2492 (and thus dream-stone); a gem, probably the amethyst:—amethyst.
STRONGS H306: Abbreviations
† אַחְלָ֑מָה noun feminine perhaps amethyst (etymology dubious; below חלם Thes which see; HalJAs 7, x. 426 from חלם être fort, solide; Di Kn compare Talmud חַלְמִית, malva & think of green malachite; DlHA 36 N derived from Aramaic land Aḫlamû), amethyst according to Josephus; see also LagGGA 1884, 285, but compare Di; one of the gems on the ephod Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12.
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Exodus

28:19; 39:12