H3958: לֶשֶׁם
leshem · pronounced leh'-shem · “jacinth”
Definition
a gem, perhaps the jacinth
KJV translates it as: ligure.
Word origin: from an unused root of uncertain meaning;
Extended definition
1) a precious stone
1a) a precious stone in the high priest's breast-plate
1a1) probably jacinth or ligure
1a) a precious stone in the high priest's breast-plate
1a1) probably jacinth or ligure
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H3958 is translated
- will be a jacinth ×1
- was a jacinth ×1
Bible verses with H3958 (leshem)
Leshem 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.