7718. shoham

Strong's Lexicon

shoham: Onyx

Original Word: שֹׁהַם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: shoham
Pronunciation: SHO-ham
Phonetic Spelling: (sho'-ham)
Definition: Onyx
Meaning: a gem, the beryl

Word Origin: The origin of the word שֹׁהַם (shoham) is uncertain, though it is traditionally understood to refer to a precious stone.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "shoham," the Greek word ὄνυξ (onyx) in the Septuagint is used to translate the Hebrew term.

Usage: The term "shoham" is commonly translated as "onyx" in English Bibles. 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.

Cultural and Historical Background: 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.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
(a gem) perhaps an onyx
NASB Translation
onyx (11).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

I. שֹׁ֫הַם noun masculine^{Job 28:16} a gem, identification dubious, Vrss vary; onyx or chrysoprasus Ri^{HWB 2, 336 f.}, onyx Taylor^{Hast. DB iii. 624,} beryl Ridgeway^{Ency. Bib. 545,} malachite Myres^{ib. 4808, etc}.; compare also Dr^{Genesis 2:12} (√ unknown; perhaps loan-word, compare Assyrian sâmtu Dl^{WB 488}); — ׳אֶבֶן הַשּׁ Genesis 2:12 (J; +הַבְּדֹלַח), in land „avilah; ׳אַבְנֵי שׁ Exodus 25:7; Exodus 28:9; Exodus 35:9,27; Exodus 39:6 (all P), 1 Chronicles 29:2; אֶבֶן omitted Ezekiel 28:13; Exodus 28:20; Exodus 39:13 (both P; all in lists of gems); יָקָר וְסַמִּיר ׳שׁ Job 28:16.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

onyx

From an unused root probably mean to blanch; a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color) -- onyx.

Forms and Transliterations

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

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 2:12
HEB: הַבְּדֹ֖לַח וְאֶ֥בֶן הַשֹּֽׁהַם׃
NAS: the bdellium and the onyx stone
KJV: there [is] bdellium and the onyx stone.
INT: the bdellium stone and the onyx

Exodus 25:7
HEB: אַבְנֵי־ שֹׁ֕הַם וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים
NAS: onyx stones and setting
KJV: Onyx stones, and stones
INT: stones onyx stones and setting

Exodus 28:9
HEB: שְׁתֵּ֖י אַבְנֵי־ שֹׁ֑הַם וּפִתַּחְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם
NAS: two onyx stones
KJV: two onyx stones,
INT: two stones onyx and engrave on

Exodus 28:20
HEB: הָרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ וְשֹׁ֖הַם וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מְשֻׁבָּצִ֥ים
NAS: a beryl and an onyx and a jasper;
KJV: a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper:
INT: and the fourth A beryl and an onyx jasper shall be set

Exodus 35:9
HEB: וְאַ֨בְנֵי־ שֹׁ֔הַם וְאַבְנֵ֖י מִלֻּאִ֑ים
NAS: and onyx stones and setting
KJV: And onyx stones, and stones
INT: stones and onyx stones and setting

Exodus 35:27
HEB: אֵ֚ת אַבְנֵ֣י הַשֹּׁ֔הַם וְאֵ֖ת אַבְנֵ֣י
NAS: brought the onyx stones
KJV: brought onyx stones,
INT: brought stones the onyx and the stones setting

Exodus 39:6
HEB: אֶת־ אַבְנֵ֣י הַשֹּׁ֔הַם מֻֽסַבֹּ֖ת מִשְׁבְּצֹ֣ת
NAS: They made the onyx stones, set
KJV: And they wrought onyx stones inclosed
INT: made stones the onyx inclosed filigree

Exodus 39:13
HEB: הָֽרְבִיעִ֔י תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֖הַם וְיָשְׁפֵ֑ה מֽוּסַבֹּ֛ת
NAS: a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.
KJV: a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper:
INT: and the fourth A beryl an onyx jasper inclosed

1 Chronicles 29:2
HEB: לָעֵצִ֑ים אַבְנֵי־ שֹׁ֨הַם וּמִלּוּאִ֜ים אַבְנֵי־
NAS: for the [things of] wood, onyx stones
KJV: for [things] of wood; onyx stones,
INT: wood stones onyx and inlaid stones

Job 28:16
HEB: בְּכֶ֣תֶם אוֹפִ֑יר בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר וְסַפִּֽיר׃
NAS: In precious onyx, or sapphire.
KJV: with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
INT: the gold of Ophir onyx precious sapphire

Ezekiel 28:13
HEB: וְיָהֲלֹ֗ם תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ שֹׁ֙הַם֙ וְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔ה סַפִּ֣יר
NAS: The beryl, the onyx and the jasper;
KJV: the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper,
INT: and the diamond the beryl the onyx and the jasper the lapis

11 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7718
11 Occurrences

bə·šō·ham — 1 Occ.
haš·šō·ham — 3 Occ.
šō·ham — 6 Occ.
wə·šō·ham — 1 Occ.