Exo 28:17 | TSK | e4.org | thou shalt , , ; set in it settings of stones Heb. fill in its fillings of stone the first row ; a sardius or, ruby, The Hebrew odem , from adam , to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as adam does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple. ; , , , ; a topaz Pitdah , is constantly rendered by the LXX τοπαζιον , and Vulgate, topazius , with which agrees Josephus. The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour. ; a carbuncle Bareketh , from barak , to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet.

‏ Exodus 28:17

thou shalt Exod 28:9, Exod 28:11, Exod 39:10-21; Mal 3:17

set in it settings of stones Heb. fill in its fillings of stone

the first row Ezek 28:13; Rev 21:19-21

a sardius or, ruby, The Hebrew odem, from adam, to be red, ruddy, seems to denote the ruby; as adam does in Persian a beautiful gem, of a fine deep red colour, with a mixture of purple. Job 28:18; Prov 3:15, Prov 8:11, Prov 20:15, Prov 31:10; Lam 4:7

a topaz Pitdah, is constantly rendered by the LXX τοπαζιον, and Vulgate, topazius, with which agrees Josephus. The topaz is a precious stone, of a pale, dead green, with a mixture of yellow, sometimes of a fine yellow; and hence called chrysolyte by the moderns, from its gold colour. Job 28:19; Rev 21:20

a carbuncle Bareketh, from barak, to lighten, glitter, a very elegant gem, of a deep red colour, with a mixture of scarlet. Isa 54:11-12