בָּרֶקֶת
bāreqet
gem
Strong's H1304NounHebrewTWOT 287c

בָּרֶקֶת (bāreqet) is a Hebrew noun meaning gem. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1304).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 287c)

Range of meaning (TWOT 287c)emerald, flashing, sparkling; carbuncle
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

בָּרֶ֫קֶת noun, feminine: emerald, flashing, sparkling

a precious stone, emerald, accusative to 𝔊, 𝔙, (both P).

Strong's H1304 בָּרֶקֶת: a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald
KJV:carbuncle.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 287: בָּרַק bāraq — flash; to lighten, lightning, gleam, flashing sword; cast forth, bright, glitter

See it in Scripture

Exodus 28:17Ezekiel 28:13

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