HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7718
שֹׁ֫הַם
sho.ham — onyx
1) a precious stone or gem 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
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Onyx
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G8523
ὀνύχιον
onuchion — onyx
onyx
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יַהֲלֹם
ya.ha.lom — jasper
1) a precious stone (known for its hardness) 1a) perhaps the jasper, onyx, or diamond
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σαρδόνυξ
sardonux — sardonyx
σαρδόνυξ (L, σαρδιόνυξ), -υχος, ὁ (σάρδιον, ὄνυξ), sardonyx, a stone marked by the red of the sard and the white of the onyx: Rev.21:20.† (AS)
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שֹׁ֫הַם
sho.ham — Shoham
A man of the tribe of Levi living at the time of Divided Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ch.24.27; son of: Jaaziah (H3269); brother of: Beno (H1121B), Zaccur (H2139I) and Ibri (H5681) § Shoham = "onyx" a Merarite Levite, son of Jaaziah
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ὄνυξ
onux — a claw
1. Lat. unguis, in (Homer) only in plural of the eagle's talons;—; of human beings, a nail , (Hesiod), attic:—;of horses and oxen, a hoof , (Xenophon Historicus)—;Special phrases, εἰς ἄκρους τοὺς ὄνυχας ἀφίκετο (i.e. ὁ οἶνος); warmed me to my fingers' ends , (Euripides); ὄνυχας ἐπ᾽ ἄκρους στάς on tiptoe , Lat. summis digitis, (Euripides); ἐξ ἁπαλῶν ὀνύχων from childhood, (Horace) de tenero ungui , [variant datesAnthology Palantina; ὀδοῦσι καὶ ὄνυξι, i. e. in every possible way, (Lucian) 2. a veined gem, onyx , (Lucian) (ML)
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A hail; claw; hoof, (Heb. shoham), a precious stone adorning the breast-plate of the high priest and the shoulders of the ephod (Ex. 28:9-12, 20; 35:27; Job 28:16; Ezek. 28:13). It was found in the land of Havilah (Gen. 2:12). The LXX. translates the Hebrew word by smaragdos, an emerald. Some think that the sardonyx is meant. But the onyx differs from the sardonyx in this, that while the latter has two layers (black and white) the former has three (black, white, and red).
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.