אַחְלָמָה

Strong’s Definition

a gem, probably the amethyst

Etymology & Derivation

perhaps from H2492 (חָלַם) (and thus dream-stone);

KJV Usage

amethyst.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.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.

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: ʼachlâmâh; Pronunciation: akh-law'-maw