H1304 - בָּרֶקֶת (bâreqeth)

H1304 בָּרֶקֶת (bâreqeth) baw-reh'-keth

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald

Derivation: or בָּרְקַתxlit bârᵉkath corrected to bârᵉqath; from H1300 (בָּרָק);

KJV Usage: carbuncle.

TWOT Reference: 287d

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a gem, precious stone, emerald (Josephus)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G4665

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בָּרְקַת / בָּרְקַת bâreqath BDB Definition: 1) a gem, precious stone, emerald (Josephus) Part of Speech: noun feminine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H1300 Same Word by TWOT Number: 287d Total KJV Occurrences: 3

Bible Occurrences (3)

28:17 39:10

28:13

Exodus 28:17

And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Exodus 39:10

And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row [had]... a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.