שֹׁהַם (šōham) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning a gem. It appears
11 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H7718).
Also rendered
onyx
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2337)
Range of meaning (TWOT 2337)a gem, onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
שֹׁ֫הַםnoun, masculine: a gem, onyx, chrysoprasus, beryl, malachite
Strong's H7718שֹׁהַם: a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color) KJV:onyx.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.