Quick Definition
porphyry
Strong's Definition
white marble or perhaps alabaster
Derivation: from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten);
KJV Usage: red (marble).
TWOT Reference: 206
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) a costly stone (perhaps porphyry), red marble
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
בַּ֫הַט (ba.hat) — porphyry. a costly stone (perhaps porphyry), red marble
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Gemstones
porphyry (?), marble (?) exact meaning unsure; probably: = some type of hard stone, ► used in constructions like pavements; ≈ regarded as valuable
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
בַּ֫הַט n.[m.] a costly stone, perh. porphyry, Est 1:6 ref