Strong's Hebrew #306 - אַחְלָמָה achlamah (amethyst)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance amethyst Perhaps from chalam (and thus dream-stone); a gem, probably the amethyst -- amethyst. see HEBREW chalam Englishman's Concordance 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. Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: perhaps from H2492 (and thus dream-stone) Same Word by TWOT Number: 67b Brown-Driver-Briggs אַחְלָ֑מָה noun feminine perhaps amethyst (etymology dubious; below חלם Thes q. v.; 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 A—lamû), amethyst according to ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Josephus; see also LagGGA 1884, 285, but compare Di; one of the gems on the ephod Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 306. אַחְלָ֫מָה (achlamah) — 2 OccurrencesExodus 28:19 Exodus 39:12 |