לֶשֶׁםleshem
a gem, perhaps the jacinth
Pronunciation: leh'-shem · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3958
Meanings
a precious stone in high priest's breast-plate, √ and meaning dubious (Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12; Revelation 21:20)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 2 times in the Bible.
- Exodus 28:19 The third row will contain an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.
- Exodus 39:12 The third row contained an orange jacinth, an agate, and a purple amethyst.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).