Strong H5306נֹ֫פֶךְ
emerald
- Transliteration
- nôphek
- Pronunciation
- no'-fek
- Morphology
- Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
Definition
From an unused root meaning to glisten;
shining; a {gem} probably the garnet: - emerald.
shining; a {gem} probably the garnet: - emerald.
Detailed definition
1) a precious stone in the high priest's breastplate
1a) perhaps an emerald, turquoise, ruby, or carbuncle
2) jewels imported from Tyre
1a) perhaps an emerald, turquoise, ruby, or carbuncle
2) jewels imported from Tyre
In the Bible
Strong H5306 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- emerald4
First verses
- Exodus 28:18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
- Exodus 39:11And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
- Ezekiel 27:16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.
- Ezekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.