אחלמה
אחלמה
ahchaalamah
Feminine noun · Perhaps from חלם (H2492) (and thus dream-stone)
Perhaps from H2492 (and thus dream-stone); a gem, probably the amethyst:—amethyst.
Outline
- 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.