BDB1346
בָּרֶ֫קֶת noun feminine a precious stone, emerald, according to ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; LagRel. Jur. Eccl. x. compare Sanskrit markata , Greek μάραγδος, ζμύραγδος) Exod 28:17; Exod 39:10 (both P ).
Strong's Lexicon
H1304
H1304 — בָּרְקַת בָּרְקַת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H1304 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בָּרְקַת בָּרְקַת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H1300 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | bareqeth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | baw-reh'-keth (or barkath {baw-rek-ath'}) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald |
| KJV Renderings: | carbuncle. |
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced
BDB1347
בָּֽרְקַת noun feminine id., Ezek 28:13, compare Ges«GKC:80»§ 80 R. 2 PinskEinl. 73.
Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
בְּרְקֶת (bah-reh'-keth)
Exodus 28:17
- KJV: And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.set…: Heb. fill in it fillings of stonesardius: or, ruby
- EHCC: & 39:10. sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle: