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אחלמה

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Egyptian mḫnmt (red jasper).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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אַחְלָמָה (akhlamáf (plural indefinite אַחְלָמִים)

  1. amethyst

References

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  • 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)‎[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
  • Ayil, Ephraim S. (2024). "Chapter 11 ‮אַחְלָמָה‬‎ ʾaḥlāmā—Red Jasper". In Identifying the Stones of Classical Hebrew. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004678002_012