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The shoham stone, rendered "onyx" above, may never be identified.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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A hail; claw; hoof, (Heb. shoham), a precious stone adorning the breast-plate of the high priest and the shoulders of the ephod
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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The shoham stones were set in them-one on the right shoulder strap and one on the left shoulder strap.
Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Korach 5769 - June 26, 2009 ] 2009
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And you shall take two shoham stones and engrave upon them the names of the sons of Israel.
Chabad.org Weekly Magazine [ Korach 5769 - June 26, 2009 ] 2009
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(a nail) is the translation of the Hebrew shoham; but there is some doubt as to its signification.
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