H3095

יַהֲלֹם

ya.ha.lomH:N-M

jasper

1) a precious stone (known for its hardness) 1a) perhaps the jasper, onyx, or diamond

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

יַהֲלֹם noun [masculine] a precious stone, jasper ? (so ᵐ5 ᵑ9), or onyx? (compare Di Exod 28:18) (apparently from √ הלם; owing to its hardness, as able to smite, hammer?) — mentioned in lists of precious stones Exod 28:18; Exod 39:11; Ezek 28:13.


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