"לשם" meaning in Hebrew

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Noun

Forms: לֶשֶׁם [canonical], léshem [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian nšmt (“amazonite”). The King James Version translates this as ligure, and the Jewish Publication Society of America Version as jacinth. Etymology templates: {{bor+|he|egy|nšmt|t=amazonite}} Borrowed from Egyptian nšmt (“amazonite”) Head templates: {{he-noun|g=m|pat=קֶטֶל|tr=léshem|wv=לֶשֶׁם}} לֶשֶׁם • (léshem) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]
  1. (Biblical Hebrew) A kind of stone Tags: Biblical-Hebrew
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          "text": "Exodus 28:19 and 39:12,\nוְהַטּוּר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לֶשֶׁם שְׁבוֹ וְאַחְלָמָה.\nV'hatur hash'lishi leshem sh'vo v'achlama.\nAnd the third row: [leshem], [sh'vo], and [achlama]."
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        "(Biblical Hebrew) A kind of stone"
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        "A kind of stone"
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