H2830 - חַשְׁמַל (chashmal)

H2830 חַשְׁמַל (chashmal) khash-mal'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

amber

Strong's Definition

probably bronze or polished spectrum metal

Derivation: of uncertain derivation;

KJV Usage: amber.

TWOT Reference: 770.1

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain)

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חַשְׁמַל chashmal BDB Definition: 1) a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain) Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: of uncertain derivation Same Word by TWOT Number: 770.1 Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

1:4 1:27 8:2

Ezekiel 1:4

I looked and saw a whirlwind... coming from the north, a great cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire was a gleam like amber...,

Ezekiel 1:27

From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.

Ezekiel 8:2

Then I looked and saw a figure like that of a man. From His waist down His appearance was like fire..., and from His waist up [He] was as bright as the gleam of amber.