# H306 אַחְלָמָה

אַחְלָמָה (ʼachlâmâh), Strong’s H306: a gem, probably the amethyst KJV: amethyst.. Occurs 2 times.

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*ʼachlâmâh* — a gem, probably the amethyst

KJV: amethyst.

Derived from [חָלַם châlam](https://besorah.bible/word/H2492) (to bind firmly)

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אַחְלָ֑מָה n.f. perh. amethyst (etym. dub.)

## Where it occurs
- [Exodus 28:19](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/28?v=19) — and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
- [Exodus 39:12](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/exodus/39?v=12) — and the third row, a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;