H2830 - חַשְׁמַל (chashmal)

H2830 חַשְׁמַל (chashmal) khash-mal'

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

of uncertain derivation; probably bronze or polished spectrum metal

KJV Usage: amber

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

חַשְׁמַל (chash.mal) — amber. a shining substance, amber or electrum or bronze (uncertain)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

חַשְׁמַל (H2830)

noun m

Metals

gleaming bronze, polished bronze meaning unsure; possibly: = glowing type of bronze or other metal

EZK 1:4 · EZK 1:27 · EZK 8:2

Trees

amber meaning unsure; possibly: = fossilized tree resin; yellow and translucent; ≈ appreciated for its color and beauty

EZK 1:4 · EZK 1:27 · EZK 8:2

¹ EZK 1:4 · EZK 1:27 · EZK 8:2 LXX "ἤλεκτρον" VUL "electrum" RSV "gleaming bronze" NIV "glowing metal" REB "radiance like brass" CEV "polished metal" ESV "gleaming metal | VUL "electrum" NJPS NJB NRSV "amber"

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

חַשְׁמַל n.[m.] etym. and exact mng. dub.; evidently some shining substance; AV amber base