Lexicon nophek: (a precious stone) perhaps emerald Original Word: נֹ֫פֶךPart of Speech: Noun Masculine Transliteration: nophek Phonetic Spelling: (no'-fek) Short Definition: turquoise NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition(a precious stone) perhaps emerald NASB Translationemeralds (1), turquoise (3).
Brown-Driver-Briggs נֹ֫פֶךְ noun [masculine] a precious stone which Tyre gained by trade Ezekiel 27:16 (where ׳נ doubted by Berthol, queried by Toy: Hpt), compare Ezekiel 28:13 (symbolic of wealth and honour of king of Tyre); in high priest's breastplate Exodus 28:18; Exodus 39:11. Perhaps = ruby or carbuncle ᵐ5 Joseph. ἄνθραξ, ᵑ9 carbunculus, compare Di Ex Kau Ex Sgfr Ezek Co Berthol; ᵑ7 AV emerald. Strong's emerald From an unused root meaning to glisten; shining; a gem, probably the garnet -- emerald. |
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