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H1858 דַּר (dar) dar
Hebrew
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Strong's Definition

apparently from the same as 1865; properly, a pearl (from its sheen as rapidly turned); by analogy, pearl-stone, i.e. mother-of-pearl or alabaster

KJV Usage: X white

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

דַּר (dar) — mother-of-pearl. pearl, mother of pearl

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun m

Stone

mother-of-pearl = hard, smooth, pearly layer ◄ from the inside of certain seashells; ► used for varied purposes; ≈ cherished as precious and as sign of status

EST 1:6

Enio R. Mueller

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

דַּר n.[m.] pearl? mother of pearl? (Ar. Arabic pearls, Arabic a pearl) Est 1:6. ref

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