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H306 אַחְלָמָה (ʼachlâmâh) akh-law'-maw
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

perhaps from 2492 (and thus dream-stone); a gem, probably the amethyst

KJV Usage: amethyst

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

אַחְלָ֑מָה (ach.la.mah) — amethyst. amethyst, a gem in the third row on the ephod, breastplate of judgment worn by the high priest. Transliteration of the Septuagint word. Identification is not certain but is a purple stone perhaps a corundum or red or brown jasper.

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Gemstones

amethyst (?), jasper (?) = (semi-)precious stone of a purple color

EXO 28:19 · EXO 39:12

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אַחְלָ֑מָה n.f. perh. amethyst (etym. dub.) base

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