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בָּרֶקֶת

Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H1304

emerald — used 2 times in the Hebrew Bible. Below: its meanings with their sources, MACULA's glosses, and 2 verses word for word and in JPS 1917.

Meaning

OpenScriptures lexical index

emerald tree →

Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906

בָּרֶ֫קֶת: n.f. emerald tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.f. a precious stone, emerald, according to 𝔊 𝔙 Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; LagRel. Jur. Eccl. x. comp. Skr. markata, Gk. μάραγδος, ζμάραγδος) Ex 28:17; 39:10 (both P).

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (2 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (2 candidates)

Glosses

MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: a beryl (2).

In the verses

Exodus 39:10 · tree →

וַיְמַלְאוּ־ב֔וֹ אַרְבָּעָ֖ה ט֣וּרֵי אָ֑בֶן ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם פִּטְדָה֙ וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר הָאֶחָֽד׃

Word for word: and they.filled in it four rows of.stone[s] [was].a.row of.a.ruby a.topaz and a.beryl the row (the) one

JPS 1917: And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd was the first row.

Exodus 28:17 · tree →

וּמִלֵּאתָ֥ בוֹ֙ מִלֻּ֣אַת אֶ֔בֶן אַרְבָּעָ֖ה טוּרִ֣ים אָ֑בֶן ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם פִּטְדָה֙ וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר הָאֶחָֽד׃

Word for word: and you.will.fill in it a.setting of.stone[s] four rows stone [will.be].a.row of.a.ruby a.topaz and a.beryl the row (the) one

JPS 1917: And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd shall be the first row;

On Mova

Sources. The words, their counts, glosses and the word-for-word renderings: MACULA Hebrew (the Westminster Leningrad Codex; Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0). Meanings: the OpenScriptures lexical index (CC BY 4.0), Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906 and Jastrow 1903 (public domain, via Sefaria); Targum Onkelos from Sefaria (public domain). Translation: JPS 1917 (public domain, from eBible.org).

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