H306: אַחְלָמָה
ʼachlâmâh · pronounced akh-law'-maw · “amethyst”
Definition
a gem, probably the amethyst
KJV translates it as: amethyst.
Word origin: perhaps from H2492 (חָלַם) (and thus dream-stone);
Extended definition
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.
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H306 is translated
- an amethyst ×2
Bible verses with H306 (ʼachlâmâh)
ʼachlâmâh appears in 2 verses.
- Exodus 28:19
And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
- Exodus 39:12
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.