Quick Definition
onyx
Strong's Definition
a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)
Derivation: from an unused root probably mean to blanch;
KJV Usage: onyx.
TWOT Reference: 2337
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) a precious stone or gem
1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) a precious stone or gem
1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֹׁהַם
shôham
BDB Definition:
1) a precious stone or gem
1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
Part of Speech: noun masculine
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from an unused root probably meaning to blanch
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2337
Total KJV Occurrences: 11