Gen 2:12 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 12. There is bdellium ( bedolach ) and the onyx stone , eben hashshoham .] Bochart thinks that the bedolach or bdellium means the pearl-oyster ; and shoham is generally understood to mean the onyx , or species of agate , a precious stone which has its name from ονυξ a man's nail , to the colour of which it nearly approaches. It is impossible to say what is the precise meaning of the original words; and at this distance of time and place it is of little consequence.

‏ Genesis 2:12

Verse 12. There is bdellium ( bedolach) and the onyx stone, eben hashshoham.] Bochart thinks that the bedolach or bdellium means the pearl-oyster; and shoham is generally understood to mean the onyx, or species of agate, a precious stone which has its name from ονυξ a man's nail, to the colour of which it nearly approaches. It is impossible to say what is the precise meaning of the original words; and at this distance of time and place it is of little consequence.