HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7718
שֹׁ֫הַם
sho.ham — onyx
1) a precious stone or gem 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
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Chrysoprasus
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
Historical dictionary entry
Golden leek, a precious stone of the colour of leek’s juice, a greenish-golden colour (Rev. 21:20).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.