![]() A Sardonyx (the prefix "sard" means "red") has parallel red or reddish bands instead of black. Onyx gemstones possess black and white bands that tend to be parallel with one another. ![]() Onyx and Sardonyx stones are a variety of agates, which themselves are a variety of chalcedony. Strong's states the word refers to the nail of a finger (probably due to its flesh tone color) and both it and Thayer's lexicon translates the word as "sardonyx." Thayer's states the sardonyx was a stone containing red and white colors. The Bible also states that the fifth foundational stone in New Jerusalem (Revelation 21:20), which is like the onyx, is called sardonux in the Greek (Strong's #G4557). Onyx is an ancient gemstone, having been used in jewelry and as an ornamental gemstone for carvings since antiquity. Despite the various interpretations, onyx is a natural gemstone in its own class. Over time, the term 'onyx' has evolved to describe any engraved stone material with a solid body tone. The onyx stone has been the choice material for jewelry cameos for centuries. In its solid black form, Onyx is the most traditional black gemstone. Black onyx is a type of layered chalcedony gemstone in midnight black with white bands. Onyx is a compelling stone that awakens the Chakras and lets all the beautiful energies flow freely. ![]() Shoham is translated as "onyx," in both Exodus 28:20 and Ezekiel 28:13, in all ten of this series' Bible translations reviewed. The term Onyx is occasionally used to described any engraved stone with a solid color base, or it may describe any banded gemstone with parallel banding. Based on its powers, Onyx is an incredible gemstone for the Chakras. Onyx with flesh-colored and white bands can. It is derived from the Hebrew word shoham (Strong's #H7718) whose root word means "to blanch." The same word is used to delineate the fifth stone that adorned Lucifer (Ezekiel 28:13). Onyx comes through Latin (of the same spelling), from the Ancient Greek, meaning claw or fingernail. ![]() According to the Bible, Onyx is the middle gemstone in the fourth and last row of the High Priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:20). ![]()
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