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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 onyx stone are there.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 25:7

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 25:7 - onyx stones, and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:9 - You shall take two onyx stones, and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:20 - and the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They shall be set in gold filigree.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:9

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:9 - and onyx stones and stones for setting, for the ephod and for the breastpiece.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 35:27 - And the leaders brought onyx stones and stones to be set, for the ephod and for the breastpiece,

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:6 - They made the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold filigree, and engraved like the engravings of a signet, 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 beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. They were enclosed in settings of gold filigree.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:2 - So I have provided for the house of my God, so far as I was able, the gold for the things of gold, the silver for the things of silver, and the bronze for the things of bronze, the iron for the things of iron, and wood for the things of wood, besides great quantities of onyx and stones for setting, antimony, colored stones, all sorts of precious stones and marble.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 - It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
in precious onyx or sapphire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God;
every precious stone was your covering,
sardius, topaz, and diamond,
beryl, onyx, and jasper,
sapphire,[fn] emerald, and carbuncle;
and crafted in gold were your settings
and your engravings.[fn]
On the day that you were created
they were prepared.
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