Word Study · Strong's H306 · Hebrew
אַחְלָמָה
achlamah
akh-law'-maw
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʼachlâmâh
“a gem, probably the amethyst”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a gem, probably the amethyst
Rendered in the KJV as
amethyst.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 1inflected formdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 1
- וְאַחְלָֽמָה׃2
How it is rendered · 1
- and an amethyst2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular2
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- HC/Ncfsa · 2
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 28:19וְאַחְלָֽמָה׃veachlamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularin the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;here: and an amethyst
- Exodus 39:12וְאַחְלָֽמָה׃veachlamahconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularthe third row had a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;here: and an amethyst