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It refers to a precious stone that was used in various ceremonial and decorative contexts in ancient Israel. The onyx stone is often associated with beauty and value, and it was used in the high priest's breastplate and other sacred objects.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near East, precious stones like onyx were highly valued for their beauty and rarity. They were often used in jewelry, religious artifacts, and as symbols of wealth and status. In the context of the Israelites, onyx held significant religious importance, being used in the garments of the high priest and in the construction of the Tabernacle, symbolizing the beauty and holiness of God's dwelling place.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain derivation<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(a gem) perhaps an onyx<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>onyx (11).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. <font class="hebrew2">שֹׁ֫הַם</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font><sup>Job 28:16</sup> <font size="+1"><b>a gem</b></font>, identification dubious, Vrss vary; <em>onyx</em> or <em>chrysoprasus</em> Ri<sup>HWB 2, 336 f.</sup>, <em>onyx</em> Taylor<sup>Hast. DB iii. 624,</sup> <em>beryl</em> Ridgeway<sup>Ency. Bib. 545,</sup> <em>malachite</em> Myres<sup>ib. 4808, etc</sup>.; compare also Dr<sup>Genesis 2:12</sup> (√ unknown; perhaps loan-word, compare Assyrian <i><em>sâmtu</em></i> Dl<sup>WB 488</sup>); — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶבֶן הַשּׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/genesis/2-12.htm">Genesis 2:12</a> (J; +<font class="hebrew2">הַבְּדֹלַח</font>), in land <i>„avilah</i>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אַבְנֵי שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-7.htm">Exodus 25:7</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-9.htm">Exodus 28:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-9.htm">Exodus 35:9,27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-6.htm">Exodus 39:6</a> (all P), <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29-2.htm">1 Chronicles 29:2</a>; <font class="hebrew2">אֶבֶן</font> omitted <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-20.htm">Exodus 28:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-13.htm">Exodus 39:13</a> (both P; all in lists of gems); <font class="hebrew2">יָקָר וְסַמִּיר</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">שׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>onyx <p>From an unused root probably mean to blanch; a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color) -- onyx. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּשֹׁ֖הַם בשהם הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ הַשֹּׁ֔הַם השהם השהם׃ וְשֹׁ֖הַם ושהם שֹׁ֑הַם שֹׁ֔הַם שֹׁ֕הַם שֹׁ֖הַם שֹׁ֙הַם֙ שֹׁ֨הַם שהם bə·šō·ham beShoham bəšōham haš·šō·ham hashShoham haššōham Shoham šō·ham šōham veShoham wə·šō·ham wəšōham<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/genesis/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Genesis 2:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן <b> הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/genesis/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the bdellium <span class="itali">and the onyx</span> stone<br><a href="/kjvs/genesis/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there [is] bdellium <span class="itali">and the onyx</span> stone.<br><a href="/interlinear/genesis/2-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the bdellium stone <span class="itali">and the onyx</span><p><b><a href="/text/exodus/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 25:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אַבְנֵי־ <b> שֹׁ֕הַם </b> וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones and setting<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Onyx</span> stones, and stones<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/25-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stones <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones and setting<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שְׁתֵּ֖י אַבְנֵי־ <b> שֹׁ֑הַם </b> וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> two <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> two <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> two stones <span class="itali">onyx</span> and engrave on<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ <b> וְשֹׁ֖הַם </b> וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a beryl <span class="itali">and an onyx</span> and a jasper;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a beryl, <span class="itali">and an onyx,</span> and a jasper:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the fourth A beryl <span class="itali">and an onyx</span> jasper shall be set<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/35-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 35:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְאַ֨בְנֵי־ <b> שֹׁ֔הַם </b> וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">and onyx</span> stones and setting<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">And onyx</span> stones, and stones<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> stones <span class="itali">and onyx</span> stones and setting<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/35-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 35:27</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֵ֚ת אַבְנֵ֣י <b> הַשֹּׁ֔הַם </b> וְאֵ֖ת אַבְנֵ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/35.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> brought <span class="itali">the onyx</span> stones<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/35.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> brought <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones,<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/35-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> brought stones <span class="itali">the onyx</span> and the stones setting<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ אַבְנֵ֣י <b> הַשֹּׁ֔הַם </b> מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They made <span class="itali">the onyx</span> stones, set<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And they wrought <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones inclosed<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made stones <span class="itali">the onyx</span> inclosed filigree<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ <b> שֹׁ֖הַם </b> וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מֽוּסַבֹּ֛ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a beryl, <span class="itali">an onyx,</span> and a jasper.<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> a beryl, <span class="itali">an onyx,</span> and a jasper:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the fourth A beryl <span class="itali">an onyx</span> jasper inclosed<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/29-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 29:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָעֵצִ֑ים אַבְנֵי־ <b> שֹׁ֨הַם </b> וּמִלּוּאִ֜ים אַבְנֵי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> for the [things of] wood, <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for [things] of wood; <span class="itali">onyx</span> stones,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/29-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wood stones <span class="itali">onyx</span> and inlaid stones<p><b><a href="/text/job/28-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 28:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר <b> בְּשֹׁ֖הַם </b> יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> In precious <span class="itali">onyx,</span> or sapphire.<br><a href="/kjvs/job/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with the precious <span class="itali">onyx,</span> or the sapphire.<br><a href="/interlinear/job/28-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the gold of Ophir <span class="itali">onyx</span> precious sapphire<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 28:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְיָהֲלֹ֗ם תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ <b> שֹׁ֙הַם֙ </b> וְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔ה סַפִּ֣יר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The beryl, <span class="itali">the onyx</span> and the jasper;<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the beryl, <span class="itali">the onyx,</span> and the jasper,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the diamond the beryl <span class="itali">the onyx</span> and the jasper the lapis<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7718.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7718.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7718<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/beshoham_7718.htm">bə·šō·ham — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hashshoham_7718.htm">haš·šō·ham — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/shoham_7718.htm">šō·ham — 6 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/veshoham_7718.htm">wə·šō·ham — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 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