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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #3958 - לֶשֶׁם
Transliteration
leshem
Phonetics
leh'-shem
Root Word (Etymology)
from an unused root of uncertain meaning
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1130
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) a precious stone
1a) a precious stone in the high priest’s breast-plate
1a1) probably jacinth or ligure
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (2)
Exodus
2
NAS (2)
Exodus
2
HCS (2)
Exodus
2
BSB (2)
Exodus
2
WEB (0)
WEB (2)
Exodus
2
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
I. לֶ֫שֶׁם noun [masculine] a precious stone in high priest's breast-plate Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12 (√ and meaning dubious; ᵐ5 λιγύριον, Joseph Ant. iii. 7, 5 λίγυρος, ᵑ9 ligurius, and this (= λυγκούριον, lyncurion ?) compared with carbuncle Plin NH viii. 57 -38; identification with amber Demostratus in Plin NH xxxvii 11(2), or with jacinth ( Revelation 21:20) Braun De Vest. Sacerd. ii. 14 Winer RWBi. 332; compare further, Di Exodus 28:19).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com
Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
לֶשֶׁם m.
(1) a kind of precious stone, Exodus 28:19, 39:12. LXX. λιγύριον. Vulgate ligurius, Germ. Opal.
(2) Joshua 19:47, a town, otherwise called לַיִשׁ and דָּן.
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List of Word Forms
לֶ֥שֶׁם לשם le·šem lešem Leshem
