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0306 – אַחְלָ֑מָה (achlamah)

amethyst


Type:
Noun Noun
 
fem. ♀ feminine
 
Hebrew: אַחְלָ֑מָה (achlamah)
Pronunciation: ach-la-ma    Listen
Gematria: 84(1 + 8 + 30 + 40 + 5)    words with the same gematria
Origin: perhaps from H2492a (חָלַם) (and thus dream-stone)
Usage: 2 times in OT

Description

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.


Origin

perhaps from H2492a (חָלַם) (and thus dream-stone):

חָלַםchalamH2492abe healthy

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word achlamah was translated to the following:

ἀμέθυστοςamethustosG0271amethyst

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state
Ncfsa-2


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Usage in OT


2
Total    2

References (2 occurances in 2 verses)




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