Lexical Summary bareqeth: an emerald Original Word: בָּרְקַתTransliteration: bareqeth Phonetic Spelling: (baw-reh'-keth) Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Short Definition: an emerald Meaning: a gem, the emerald Strong's Concordance carbuncle Or barkath {baw-rek-ath'}; from baraq; a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald -- carbuncle. see HEBREW baraq Brown-Driver-Briggs H1304. bareqeth בָּרֶ֫קֶת noun feminine a precious stone, emerald, according to ᵑ9 ᵐ5 Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; LagRel. Jur. Ecclesiastes 10. compare Sanskrit markata, Greek μάραγδος, ζμύραγδος) Exodus 28:17; 39:10 (both P). בָּֽרְקַת noun feminine id., Ezekiel 28:13, compare Ges§ 80 R. 2 PinskEinl. 73. |
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