אחלמה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian ḫnm, ḫnmt.

Pronunciation

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Noun

אַחְלָמָה ('akhlamáf (plural indefinite אַחְלָמִים)

  1. amethyst

References

  • Hoffmeier, James K. (2023) “Further Reflections on Egyptian Influences on the Early Hebrews—Priestly Matters”, in Linguistic and Philological Studies of the Hebrew Bible and its Manuscripts in Honor of Gary A. Rendsburg (Studia Semitica Neerlandica; 75)‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187