Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
יַהֲלֹם
- Transliteration
- yahălôm
- Pronunciation
- yah-hal-ome'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 3
Glosses
diamond.
Lexicon definition
a precious stone, probably onyx
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Diamond
יהלם. Exod. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.
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- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
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- Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
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- Subject type
- Subject
- Strong’s
- H3095, H8068
- Hebrew
- יַהֲלֹם · yahălôm
Strong’s and original-language information
H3095
Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon
שָׁמִיר
- Transliteration
- shâmîyr
- Pronunciation
- shaw-meer'
- Language
- Hebrew
- Indexed occurrences
- 11
Glosses
adamant (stone), brier, diamond.
Lexicon definition
a thorn
also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
also (from its keenness for scratching) a gem, probably the diamond
Greek lexical coverage
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Complete dictionary entries
Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
Diamond
(1.) A precious gem (Heb. yahalom', in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., "sardonyx.") (2.) A precious stone (Heb. shamir', a sharp point) mentioned in Jer. 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered "adamant" (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zech. 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones.
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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
DIAMOND
יהלם. Exod. xxviii, 18; xxix, 11; Ezek. xxviii, 13. This has from remote antiquity been considered as the most valuable, or, more properly, the most costly substance in nature. The reason of the high estimation in which it was held by the ancients was its rarity and its extreme hardness and brilliancy. It filled the sixth place in the high priest’s breastplate, and on it was engraven the name of Naphtali.
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Concordance
Strong's Concordance
Diamond
Indexed occurrences: 5
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Topical Bible
Nave's Topical Bible
DIAMOND
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Nave’s Topical Bible references for DIAMOND.
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- Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
- Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
- Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
- Historical Reference: concordance
- Historical Reference: Installed reference work
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DIAMOND
Nave’s Topical Bible references for DIAMOND.
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Adamant
(Heb. shamir), Ezek. 3:9. The Greek word adamas means diamond. This stone is not referred to, but corundum or some kind of hard steel. It is an emblem of firmness in resisting adversaries of the truth (Zech. 7:12), and of hard-heartedness against the truth (Jer. 17:1).
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Diamond
(1.) A precious gem (Heb. yahalom', in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., "sardonyx.") (2.) A precious stone (Heb. shamir', a sharp point) mentioned in Jer. 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered "adamant" (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zech. 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones.
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