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שֹׁהַם H7718
H7718 is the Hebrew word שֹׁהַם, transliterated shôham and said sho'-ham. The King James Version most often renders it onyx.
What it means
a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color).
Where it comes from
from an unused root probably mean to blanch.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 11 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: onyx.
Verses using שֹׁהַם
All 11 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 2:12 · KJV
And the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Exodus 25:7 · KJV
Onyx stones, and stones to be set in the ephod, and in the breastplate.
Exodus 28:9 · KJV
And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them the names of the children of Israel:
Exodus 28:20 · KJV
And the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be set in gold in their inclosings.
Exodus 35:9 · KJV
And onyx stones, and stones to be set for the ephod, and for the breastplate.
Exodus 35:27 · KJV
And the rulers brought onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate;
Exodus 39:6 · KJV
And they wrought onyx stones inclosed in ouches of gold, graven, as signets are graven, with the names of the children of Israel.
Exodus 39:13 · KJV
And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper: they were inclosed in ouches of gold in their inclosings.
1 Chronicles 29:2 · KJV
Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver for things of silver, and the brass for things of brass, the iron for things of iron, and wood for things of wood; onyx stones, and stones to be set, glistering stones, and of divers colours, and all manner of precious stones, and marble stones in abundance.
Job 28:16 · KJV
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
Ezekiel 28:13 · KJV
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7718 mean?
H7718 is the Hebrew word שֹׁהַם (shôham), meaning a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color).
How is H7718 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it onyx (11 times).
How many times does H7718 appear in the Bible?
שֹׁהַם (shôham) is tagged in 11 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7718 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from an unused root probably mean to blanch.
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