Pearl

(Heb. gabish). The Hebrew word in (Job 28:18) probably means "crystal." Pearls, however are frequently mentioned in the New Testament, (Matthew 13:45; 1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:4; 21:21) and were considered by the ancients among the most precious of gems, and were highly esteemed as ornaments. The kingdom of heaven is compared to a "pearl of great price." In (Matthew 7:6) pearls are used metaphorically for anything of value, or perhaps more especially for "wise sayings." (The finest specimens of the pearl are yielded by the pearl oyster (Avicula margaritifera), still found in abundance in the Persian Gulf and near the coasts of Ceylon, Java and Sumatra. The oysters grow in clusters on rocks in deep water, and the pearl is found inside the shell, and is the result of a diseased secretion caused by the introduction of foreign bodies, as sand, etc., between the mantle and the shell. They are obtained by divers trained to the business. March or April is the time for pearl fishing. A single shell sometimes yields eight to twelve pearls. The size of a good Oriental pearl varies from that of a pea to about three times that size. A handsome necklace of pearls the size of peas is worth ,000. Pearls have been valued as high as ,000 or ,000 apiece.--ED.)

PEARL

purl.

See STONES, PRECIOUS.

(Hebrews gabish, Job 28:18; Gr. margarites, Matthew 7:6; 13:46; Revelation 21:21). The pearl oyster is found in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its shell is the "mother of pearl," which is of great value for ornamental purposes (1 Timothy 2:9; Revelation 17:4). Each shell contains eight or ten pearls of various sizes.

1. (n.) A fringe or border.

2. (v. t.) To fringe; to border.

3. (n.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.

4. (n.) Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl; something very precious.

5. (n.) Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.

6. (n.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.

7. (n.) A light-colored tern.

8. (n.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.

9. (n.) A whitish speck or film on the eye.

10. (n.) A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some liquid for medicinal application, as ether.

11. (n.) A size of type, between agate and diamond.

12. (a.) of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of mother-of-pearl.

13. (v. t.) To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used also figuratively.

14. (v. t.) To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round grains; as, to pearl barley.

15. (v. i.) To resemble pearl or pearls.

16. (v. i.) To give or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.

1858. dar -- perhaps pearl or mother-of-pearl
... << 1857, 1858. dar. 1859 >>. perhaps pearl or mother-of-pearl. Transliteration:
dar Phonetic Spelling: (dar) Short Definition: mother-of-pearl. ...
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1378. gabish -- crystal
... pearl. From an unused root (probably meaning to freeze); crystal (from its resemblance
to ice) -- pearl. << 1377, 1378. gabish. 1379 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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1862. Darda -- an Israelite
... NASB Word Usage Darda (1). Darda. Apparently from dar and dea'; pearl of knowledge;
Darda, an Israelite -- Darda. see HEBREW dar. see HEBREW dea'. << 1861b, 1862 ...
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6443. peninim -- corals
... ruby. Or paniy {paw-nee'}; from the same as pen; probably a pearl (as round) --
ruby. see HEBREW pen. << 6442, 6443. peninim. 6444 >>. Strong's Numbers.
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916. bedolach -- probably bdellium
... bdellium. Probably from badal; something in pieces, ie Bdellium, a (fragrant) gum
(perhaps amber); others a pearl -- bdellium. see HEBREW badal. << 915, 916. ...
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2737. charuz -- string of beads
... chain. From an unused root meaning to perforate; properly, pierced, ie A bead of
pearl, gems or jewels (as strung) -- chain. << 2736, 2737. charuz. 2738 >>. ...
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417. elgabish -- hail
... great hailstones. From 'el and gabiysh; hail (as if a great pearl) -- great
hail(-stones). see HEBREW 'el. see HEBREW gabiysh. << 416, 417. elgabish. 418 >>. ...
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