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Biblical Archaeology:
Gemstones of the Bible
Aarons Breastplate: Exodus 28:17-20
Hebrew (MT) | Greek (LXX) Septuagint | Aramaic Targums | Latin Vulgate | Etymology (Hebrew root) |
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<da, odem, sard a red stone |
sardion, sardion-sard |
/qms, smqn, red carnelian |
Sardius- sard |
Hebrew <da, red |
hdfp, pitah probably yellowish peridot |
topazion, topazion-topaz, bright yellow |
/qry, yrqn greenish yellow stone |
Topazius- topaz |
Sanskrit pitah yellow, from Cush (Job 28:19) |
tqrb, bareqet- the emerald, dark green beryl, or green feldspar. |
smaragdos, smaragdos-emerald green gem |
/qrb, ybrqn-emerald green, root shinning white |
Zmaragdus - emerald |
Akkadian barraqtu- emerald, green feldspar |
ipn, nopek possibly the red garnet stone, or turquoise |
anqrax, anthrax burning ambers, dark red garnet |
/ydgrmza, azmrgdyn- emerald or turquoise |
Carbunculus- carbuncle |
Egyptian mfkt turquoise |
ryps, sappir (blue) sapphire referring to lapis lazuli |
sapfiros, sapphiros-sapphire blue, lapis lazuli |
zyzbv, shbzyz - sapphire |
Sapphyrus- sapphire |
Sanskrit-sani-prijam (Saturn dear) Ug. Thr/iqnim, L.L. |
<lhy, yahalom probably the moonstone |
iaspis, jaspis-jasper usually a red stone |
<wlhbs, sbhlwm diamond |
Iaspis- Jasper |
Akkadian hulalu stone, moonstone |
<vl, lesem probably the Hyacinth, blue |
ligurion, ligyrion-ligure, blue stone |
yryknq, qnkyry small diamond, Hyacinth |
Ligyrius- ligure |
Egyptian nshm.t green feldspar |
wbv, shebo probably the fiery red agate |
acaths, achates agate |
ayqrf, trqya anthracias, burning, agate |
Achates- agate |
Akkadian shubu fiery, red? |
hmlja, ahlama probably red jasper |
ametustos, amethystos-amethyst, purple |
/algy /yx, eyn egla calfs eye, amethyst |
Amethistus- amethyst |
Egyptian hmn.t. translated amethyst? Or red jasper |
vyvrt, tarshish probably gold Topaz or yellow chrysolite |
crusolitos, chrysolithos-chrysolite. Literally meaning golden stone. |
<wrk,krwm- sea green beryl, green feldspar |
Chrysolitus- chrysolite |
City of Tarfessus, Spain known for golden topaz |
<hv, shoham probably red carnelian |
bhrullos, berylos-beryl, sea green in color |
alrwb,bwrla- beryl chryoberyll or yellow emerald |
Onychinus- onyx |
Akkadian samtu, sardis, Ug. Shmt carnelian? |
hpvy, yasepeh probably green jasper |
onucion, onychion-onyx, veined gem |
yrytnp,phnthyry- panther, spotted stone or jasper |
Berillus- beryl |
Akkadian (y)ashpu meaning jasper |