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לשם
לשם
Hebrew
Noun
לֶשֶׁם • (léshem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- A particular kind of stone, unclear what kind.
- Exodus 28:19 and 39:12,
- וְהַטּוּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֶשֶׁם שְׁבוֹ וְאַחְלָמָה.
- V'hatur hash'lishi leshem sh'vo v'achlama.
- And the third row: [leshem], [sh'vo], and [achlama].
- וְהַטּוּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֶשֶׁם שְׁבוֹ וְאַחְלָמָה.
- Exodus 28:19 and 39:12,
Usage notes
- The King James Version translates this as ligure, and the Jewish Publication Society of America Version as jacinth.