אַחְלָמָה
achlama · amethyst
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H306 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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achlama (אַחְלָמָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “amethyst”.
A precious stone, perhaps amethyst.
How to say it
a·chla·ma
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A precious stone in the third row of the breastpiece; perhaps purple.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Exodus 28:19
the third row, jacinth, agate, and amethyst;
- Exodus 39:12
and the third row, jacinth, agate, and amethyst;