נֹפֶךְ (nōpek) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning ruby. It appears
4 times
in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5306).
Also rendered
emerald
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1391)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1391)ruby, carbuncle, emerald; shining, garnet
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
נֹ֫פֶךְnoun, masculine: ruby, carbuncle, emerald
a precious stone which Tyre gained by trade; ruby, carbuncle, 𝔙, compare Di Ex, emerald
Strong's H5306נֹפֶךְ: shining; a gem, probably the garnet KJV:emerald.
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.