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Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H306

אַחְלָ֑מָה

ach.la.mah · “amethyst”

Used 2 times across 1 book

Definition
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.
Where it appears
Exodus
2
In the text
Exodus 28:19And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.Exodus 39:12And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

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