Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3958 |
|---|---|
| Word: | לֶשֶׁם |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root of uncertain meaning |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | leshem |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | leh'-shem |
| Meaning: | 1. a gem, perhaps the jacinth |
| KJV Renderings: | ligure. |
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I. לֶ֫שֶׁם noun [masculine] a precious stone in high priest's breast-plate Exod 28:19; Exod 39:12 (√ and meaning dubious; ᵐ5 λιγύριον, JosephAnt. «JOSEPHUS:Antiquities 3:7»iii. 7, 5 λίγυρος, ᵑ9 ligurius, and this (= λυγκούριον, lyncurion ?) compared with carbuncle PlinNH viii. 57 (38); identification with amber Demostratus in PlinNH xxxvii 11(2), or with jacinth (Rev 21:20) BraunDe Vest. Sacerd. ii. 14 WinerRWBi. 332; compare further, Di Exod 28:19 ).
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Exodus 28:19
