יַהֲלֹם

«יַהֲלֹם» in the Tanakh dictionary: jasper — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 3 times · Key: 3095 · BDB: יַהֲלֹם

Glosses

an.emerald (2); emerald (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

jasper tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

jasper? onyx? tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] a precious stone, jasper? (so 𝔊 𝔙), or onyx? (cf. Di Ex 28:18) (appar. from √ הלם; owing to its hardness, as able to smite, hammer?)—mentioned in lists of precious stones Ex 28:18; 39:11 Ez 28:13.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (4 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «יַהֲלֹם» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Exodus 28:18

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃

Word for word: and the row (the) second [will.be].a.turquoise a.sapphire and an.emerald

JPS 1917: and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald;

Exodus 39:11

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃

Word for word: and the row (the) second [was].a.turquoise a.sapphire and an.emerald

JPS 1917: And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.

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