Shoham שֹׁ֫הַם
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| שֹׁ֫הַם | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shoham |
| Strong's number | H7718 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | onyx |
| Occurrences | 11 in 11 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (7) |
Shoham (Hebrew שֹׁ֫הַם, Strong's H7718) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “onyx”. It occurs 11 times in 11 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a precious stone or gem
1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | onyx (11) |
|---|---|
| BSB | onyx (8) |
Verses
Every verse with Shoham, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Genesis
- Genesis 2:12And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.And the gold of that land is pure, and bdellium and onyx are found there.
Exodus
- Exodus 25:7Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- Exodus 28:9And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:
- Exodus 28:20And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.
- Exodus 35:9And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece.
- Exodus 35:27And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;The leaders brought onyx stones and gemstones to mount on the ephod and breastpiece,
- Exodus 39:6And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
- Exodus 39:13And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.and the fourth row had a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These stones were mounted in gold filigree settings.
1 Chronicles
- 1 Chronicles 29:2Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God—gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise, stones of various colors, all kinds of precious stones, and slabs of marble—all in abundance.
Job
- Job 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).