| Strong#: | 306 // hmlxa 'achlamah |
| Orig: | n f // perhaps from \\02492\\ (and thus dream-stone) |
| NASB: | ==>amethyst(2), GOD(1). |
| AV=2 | ==>amethyst 2 |
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| Definition: | 1) amethyst, a gem in the third row on the ephod, breastplate
of judgment worn by the high priest. Transliteration of the
Septuagint word. Identification is not certain but is a
purple stone perhaps a corundum or red or brown jasper.
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| NASB: | amethyst |
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