Lexicon bareqeth: carbuncle Original Word: בָּרֶ֫קֶתPart of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: bareqeth Phonetic Spelling: (baw-reh'-keth) Short Definition: carbuncle Brown-Driver-Briggs בָּרֶ֫קֶת noun feminine a precious stone, emerald, according to ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; Lag Rel. Jur. Ecclesiastes 10. compare Sanskrit markata, Greek μάραγδος, ζμύραγδος) Exodus 28:17; Exodus 39:10 (both P). בָּֽרְקַת noun feminine id., Ezekiel 28:13, compare Ges§ 80 R. 2 PinskEinl. 73.
Strong's carbuncle Or barkath {baw-rek-ath'}; from baraq; a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald -- carbuncle. see HEBREW baraq |
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