Strong's Lexicon

H7718

H7718 — שׁוֹהַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewshohamnoun mascOccurrences: 11TWOT: 2337

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H7718
Word:	שׁוֹהַם
Part of Speech:	noun masc
Etymology:	from an unused root probably mean to blanch
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	11
Transliteration:	shoham
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	sho'-ham
Meaning:	1. a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
KJV Renderings:	onyx.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8492

I. שֹׁ֫הַם noun masculine^{Job 28:16} a gem, identification dubious, Vrss vary; onyx or chrysoprasus Ri^{HWB 2, 336 f.}, onyx Taylor^{Hast. DB
iii. 624,} beryl Ridgeway^{Ency. Bib. 545,} malachite Myres^{ib. 4808, etc}.; compare also Dr^{Gen 2:12} (√ unknown; perhaps loan-word, compare Assyrian sâmtu Dl^{WB 488}); — ׳ אֶבֶן הַשּׁ Gen 2:12 ( J ; +הַבְּדֹלַח), in land „avilah; ׳ אַבְנֵי שׁ Exod 25:7; Exod 28:9; Exod 35:9; Exod 35:27; Exod 39:6 (all P ), 1Chr 29:2 אֶבֶן omitted Ezek 28:13; Exod 28:20; Exod 39:13 (both P ; all in lists of gems); יָקָר וְסַפִּיר ׳ שׁ Job 28:16.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke