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# onyx

noun

«onyx» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Onyx stones were set on the high priest's shoulders on the ephod, engraved with the names of the tribes, and a stone like it is named in Eden.

**Interpretation.** Tradition says the names of Israel's tribes were carried on the onyx stones so the high priest bore the people before God.

### Meaning

A stone with bands of color, often black and white, used as a gem. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/onyx/#m1)

### Examples

- onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate. (Torah EXO.25.7, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/onyx/#x1)
- and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone. (Torah GEN.2.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/onyx/#x2)
- and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate. (Torah EXO.35.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/onyx/#x3)
- It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. (Writings JOB.28.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/onyx/#x4)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «onyx» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/onyx/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«onyx» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/onyx.html) on Mova free.