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Lexicon :: Strong's H7718 - šōham

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שֹׁהַם
Transliteration
šōham
Pronunciation
sho'-ham
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root probably mean to blanch
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TWOT Reference: 2337

Strong’s Definitions

שֹׁהַם shôham, sho'-ham; from an unused root probably mean to blanch; a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color):—onyx.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H7718 in the following manner: onyx (11x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H7718 in the following manner: onyx (11x).

  1. a precious stone or gem

    1. probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שֹׁהַם shôham, sho'-ham; from an unused root probably mean to blanch; a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color):—onyx.
STRONGS H7718: Abbreviations
† I. שֹׁ֫הַם noun masculineJob 28:16 a gem, identification dubious, Vrss vary; onyx or chrysoprasus RiHWB 2, 336 f., onyx TaylorHast. DB iii. 624, beryl RidgewayEncy. Bib. 545, malachite Myresib. 4808, etc.; compare also DrGenesis 2:12 (√ unknown; perhaps loan-word, compare Assyrian sâmtu DlWB 488); — אֶבֶן הַשּׁ׳ Genesis 2:12 (J; +הַבְּדֹלַח), in land Ḥavilah; אַבְנֵי שׁ׳ Exodus 25:7; Exodus 28:9; Exodus 35:9, 27; Exodus 39:6 (all P), 1 Chronicles 29:2; אֶבֶן omitted Ezekiel 28:13; Exodus 28:20; Exodus 39:13 (both P; all in lists of gems); יָקָר וְסַמִּיר שׁ׳ Job 28:16.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:12; 2:12

Exodus

25:7; 28:9; 28:20; 35:9; 35:27; 39:6; 39:13

1 Chronicles

29:2

Job

28:16; 28:16

Ezekiel

28:13

H7718

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7718 matches the Hebrew שֹׁהַם (šōham),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 2:12 - And the gold of that land is good; bdellium and the onyx stone are there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:7 - onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:9 - And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the children of Israel:

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:20 - and the fourth row, a chrysolite, and an onyx, and a jasper; enclosed in gold shall they be in their settings.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:9 - and onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the principal men brought the onyx stones, and the stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:6 - And they wrought the onyx stones mounted in enclosures of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal, according to the names of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:13 - and the fourth row, a chrysolite, an onyx, and a jasper; mounted in enclosures of gold in their settings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - And I have prepared according to all my power for the house of my God gold for things of gold, and silver for things of silver, and brass for things of brass, 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 white marble in abundance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 - It is not set in the balance with gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, and the sapphire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - thou wast in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was thy covering: the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the chrysolite, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the carbuncle, and the emerald, and gold. The workmanship of thy tambours and of thy pipes was in thee: in the day that thou wast created were they prepared.
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