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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #3958 - לֶשֶׁם

Transliteration

leshem

Phonetics

leh'-shem

Root Word (Etymology)

from an unused root of uncertain meaning

Parts of Speech

Noun Masculine

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

2324) m s l (לסהמ LShM) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

N^m ) m s l (לסהמ LShM) - Leshem: An unknown stone. KJV (2): ligure - Strongs: H3958 (לֶשֶׁם)

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}).

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