Original: אַחְלָמָה

Transliteration: ʼachlâmâh

Phonetic: akh-law'-maw

Short Definition: Amethyst

Original: אחלמה

Transliteration: 'achlâmâh

Phonetic: akh-law'-maw

BDB 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.

Origin: perhaps from H2492 (and thus dream-stone)

TWOT entry: 67b

Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

Cognate: H304, H308