What does אֶבֶן · שֹׁהַם mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · שֹׁהַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "onyx stones".
Hebrew · H68, H7718
אַבְנֵי־שֹׁהַם
A stone · a gem , probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
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אֶבֶן H68 a stone
Pronunciation ʾeven
Foundation and witness: stone marks covenant, builds altars, and testifies to God's permanence and judgment
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שֹׁהַם H7718 a gem , probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
Pronunciation šōham
A precious stone of pale green hue, likely beryl, used in priestly garments and temple ornamentation
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What does אַבְנֵי־שֹׁהַם (avnei-shoham) mean in the Bible?
אֶבֶן · שֹׁהַם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "onyx stones".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H68, H7718?
H68, H7718 is connected to 284 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. onyx stones
Strong's H68, H7718
Lexical occurrences 284 verses Source Gloss
onyx stones
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אַבְנֵי־שֹׁהַם is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain