Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H923 |
|---|---|
| Word: | בַּהַט |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | behat |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | bah'-hat |
| Meaning: | 1. white marble or perhaps alabaster |
| KJV Renderings: | red (marble). |
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בַּ֫הַט noun [masculine] a costly stone, perhaps porphyry (compare Egyptian behiti , behet, behat BrugschDict. v. 438 DümichenGeschichte 167 f. WendelAltäg. Bau- u. Edelsteine (1888) 77 f.; ᵐ5 has σμαραγδίτης), Esth 1:6 עַל וָֿשֵׁשׁ וְדַר וְסֹחָ֑רֶת ׳ ִרצֲפַת ב upon a pavement of porphyry and marble, etc.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Esther 1:6
