Strong's Number H306
Transliteration:
'achlamah{akh-law'-maw}
Word Origin:
perhaps from 2492 (and thus dream-stone)
TWOT:
67b
Part of Speech:
noun feminine
Usage in the KJV:
amethyst 2
Total: 2
Total: 2
Definition:
- 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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