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
שֹׁ֫הַם (sho.ham) — onyx. 1) a precious stone or gem 1a) probably onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
name
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שֹׁ֫הַם n.m. a gem, identif. dubious; onyx or chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite (√ unknown) base