Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew DefinitionsBDB8493 שׁהם Shoham = "onyx" 1. a Merarite Levite, son of Jaaziah Origin: the same as H7718 TWOT: None Parts of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
שׁהם shôham sho'-ham From an unused root probably meaning to blanch; a gem, probably the beryl (from its pale green color)KJV Usage: onyx.