7719. Shoham
Berean Strong's Lexicon
Shoham: Onyx

Original Word: שֹׁהַם
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Shoham
Pronunciation: SHO-ham
Phonetic Spelling: (sho'-ham)
Definition: Onyx
Meaning: Shoham

Word Origin: Of uncertain derivation

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Exodus 28:9-12 (BSB): "Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel... Fasten them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel."

- Exodus 35:9 (BSB): "and onyx stones and gemstones to be mounted on the ephod and breastpiece."

- 1 Chronicles 29:2 (BSB): "Now with all my ability I have made provision for the house of my God: gold for the gold articles, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, and wood for the wood, as well as onyx for the settings, turquoise stones, stones of various colors, and all kinds of precious stones, and alabaster in abundance."

10. Corresponding Strong's Greek Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for "shoham" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific Hebrew term for a type of gemstone.

Usage: The term "shoham" refers to a precious stone, commonly identified as onyx.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the biblical context, it is often associated with beauty, value, and significance, particularly in the context of the priestly garments and the construction of sacred spaces.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from the same as shoham
Definition
a Levite
NASB Translation
Shoham (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
II. שֹׁ֫הַם proper name, masculine Levite; — ׳שׁ 1 Chronicles 24:27; Ις(ς)οαμ, Ιεσσαμ.

שָׁו Job 15:31 Kt, see שָׁוְא. below

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
Shoham

The same as shoham; Shoham, an Israelite -- Shoham.

see HEBREW shoham

Forms and Transliterations
וְשֹׁ֥הַם ושהם veShoham
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Chronicles 24:27
HEB: לְיַֽעֲזִיָּ֣הֽוּ בְנ֔וֹ וְשֹׁ֥הַם וְזַכּ֖וּר וְעִבְרִֽי׃
NAS: [were] Beno, Shoham, Zaccur
KJV: Beno, and Shoham, and Zaccur,
INT: Jaaziah the sons Shoham Zaccur and Ibri

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 7719
1 Occurrence


wə·šō·ham — 1 Occ.
















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