Onyx
שֹׁהַם · Shoham
Tribe of JosephStone #11#1A1A1A
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Onyx (שֹׁהַם) is the stone of the tribe of Joseph in the High Priest's breastplate.
Named in the breastplate
וְהַטּוּר הָרְבִיעִי תַּרְשִׁישׁ וְשֹׁהַם וְיָשְׁפֵה מְשֻׁבָּצִים זָהָב יִהְיוּ בְּמִלּוּאֹתָם׃
“and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.”
Exodus 28:20
Hebrew: Masoretic text · English: JPS 1917 (public domain)
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