שוהם

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ה־ם (sh-h-m)

Etymology

Probably borrowed from a form like *šuwahbu(m) meaning ‘the thing forced to be given’ = tribute from an Old South Arabian language spoken in Havilah. This would be an š-causative noun from the common Semitic root w-h-b ‘to give’ (see Sabaic 𐩥𐩠𐩨 whb "to give", Qatabanic 𐩥𐩠𐩨 whb "to give, grant").

Noun

שוהם / שֹׁהַם • (shóham) m

  1. (mineralogy) onyx (a banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz)

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