Professor Maskelyne suggests that the shebho of the breastplate may have signified the "stone of Sheba" or "Seba," a district in Southern Arabia, and have been the Arabian onyx. The Tyrians traded in precious stones supplied by Syria. \"This … In another place Pliny describes the color as like that of the leek, but as varying in tint between the topazion of his day (our peridot) and gold. Although not a gemstone in the strictest sense, we can apply the word "stone" in a broader context similar to that of coral. Topazion is not mentioned by Theophrastus. Generally, it has a whitish blue hue, sometimes showing a tinge of pink; but there are also yellow pearls. in Ezekiel 1:4,27; 8:2, the King James Version, the English Revised Version and the American Revised Version margin translation of Hebrew chashmal; in Exodus 28:19, the Revised Version margin translation of Hebrew leshem. Please study the Word. Proud member The Phoenicians mounted beads of coral on collars and garments. Professor Maskelyne suggests that the nophekh of the breastplate may have been the mophak or mafka of the Egyptian hieroglyphics, the turquoise of the present day. Hebrew Texts of Septuagint and English Versions of the Bible, 10. Emerald it is purest faith. Carbuncles were named differently according to their places of origin. Chalcedony is a siliceous stone. The ancients also referred to lapis-lazuli as sapphire, which is likewise a blue stone, often speckled with shining (Exodus 28:17-21, KJV) Each translation uses different words for the stones of the Ephod. The Hebrew word is universally accepted as equivalent to the Greek sappheiros; that name was used, not for the stone now known as sapphire, but for that now known as lapis lazuli, a substance which was regarded by the ancient Egyptians as a precious stone. Hyacinth, Greek hyakinthos; Vulg. In the Hebrew text corresponding to English Versions of the Bible the word shoham, designating the 2nd stone of the 4th row of the breastplate, occurs also in several verses where there is no mention of other stones, and where there is thus no risk of accidental interchange, such as may easily occur when technical terms, more especially if unintelligible to the transcriber, are near to one another in the text. Great difficulty is met with in any attempt to translate the Greek and Hebrew names mentioned in the Bible into names that would be used for the same minerals in a particular country at the present day. The former is extremely hard, almost as hard as diamond, and is obtained from Ceylon, India, and China. margarita) was known among the Jews, at least after the time of Solomon, as it was among the Phoenicians. It’s hard not to stop and just gaze at them. excelsa, sericum. ", Ezekiel 1:4, the Revised Version margin translation of Hebrew chashmal, "amber.". A range of gemstones are mentioned in the Bible, particularly in the Old Testament and the Book of Revelation. By the time I arrived on the beach at Vernazza, the stack of large, smooth stones had clearly become a bit of holy ground for many. The amethyst is a brilliant transparent stone of a purple colour and varying in shade from violet purple to rose. Theophrastus describes it as: "Its colour is red and of such a kind that when it is held against the sun it resembles a burning coal." Beryl, Heb. The word is similar to an Arabic word meaning "branches" and may signify red coral, which has been highly esteemed since very ancient times; a description of korallion is given by Theophrastus. Gemstones are mentioned in connection with the breastplate of the High Priest of Israel (Book of Exodus, xxviii, 17-20; xxxix, 10-13), the treasure of the King of Tyre (Book of Ezekiel, xxviii, 13), and the foundations of the New Jerusalem (Book of Tobit, xiii, 16-17, in the Greek text, and more fully, Book of Revelation, xxi, 18-21). The exact nature of this stone is disputed because the Greek word beryllos occurs instead of the Hebrew ??? it is found in Ceylon, Arabia, and Egypt. The finest carnelians are found in the East Indies. Amethustos is mentioned under the name amethuson by Theophrastus; he describes it as a transparent stone resembling wine in color and as used by the gem engravers of his day. 11. "leek-green stone" (Genesis 2:12), sardion (Exodus 25:7; 35:9), smaragdos (Exodus 28:9; 35:27), berullion, probably, through interchange of words in the Hebrew text (Exodus 28:20; 39:13), soom (1 Chronicles 29:2), onux (Job 28:16) and perhaps onuchion (Ezekiel 28:13); Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates onyx (Ezekiel 28:13), lapis sardonychus (Job 28:16) and lapis onychinus elsewhere; English Versions of the Bible translates "onyx"; the Revised Version margin translates "beryl" (except in Ezekiel 28:13). Stones are also mentioned in the Bible. On the other hand, in Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) and English Versions of the Bible descriptions of the ornaments, only 9 of the 12 stones of the breastplate are mentioned; they are not in the same order as the corresponding stones in the breastplate as described in those VSS, silver is not mentioned at all, while gold is placed, not in the middle, but at the end of the list. ghbsh (Job, xxviii, 18), qrh (Ezech, i, 22): both words signify a glassy substance; Sept. gabis; Vulg. "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". White diamond is often regarded as the most precious because of its beauty and rarity. Interpretation of Greek Names Used by Septuagint, 12. Or who balanced the second or the third or the fourth stone on top of it, or why. Nophekh, in Exodus 28:18; 39:11; Ezekiel 27:16; 28:13 1st stone, 2nd row, of the breastplate. ... David took the crown of their king from his head, and he found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there was a precious stone in it; and it was placed on David’s head. Also, it is certain that the Latin word sapphirus was derived from the Greek word sappheiros, and that either the latter had its origin in the Hebrew word cappir or that both words had the same source. It may perhaps have included the yellow sapphire (alumina), the yellow quartz (citrine, silica) and the yellow jargoon (zircon; silicate of zirconium) of the present day. In Pliny's time the genus smaragdus comprised no fewer than 12 kinds; one of them was the emerald of the present day, and probably the smaragdos of Theophrastus. Emerald, Heb. By comparing various texts of the Vulgate - the Greek is very inconsistent - we find that shlm Both may be meant, but lapis-lazuli seems more probable as its qualities are better suited for the purposes of engraving (Lam., iv, 7; Ex., xxviii, 17; xxxix, 13). None of the Hebrew texts give any hint as to the nature of this stone. The occidental amethyst is easily engraved and is found in a variety of sizes. Called amulets, these magical charms were made in the form of small pendants attached to a necklace or bracelet. It differs from the Septuagint only through the interchange of the 2nd and 3rd stones in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th rows; and possibly Josephus gave the order from his memory either of the Septuagint or of the actual breastplate. That the breastplate in use in the time of the Septuagint translators (about 280 BC) may have been different from the one described in the Book of Exodus is manifest if we have regard to the history of the Jewish nation; for Jerusalem was captured by Shishak, king of Egypt, about 973 BC, by Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, about 586 BC, and by Ptolemy Soter, king of Egypt, about 320 BC. 7. It is not mentioned in Apocrypha or the New Testament. ( Ezekiel 27:16 ) The merchants of Sheba and Raamah in south Arabia, and doubtless India and Ceylon supplied the markets of Tyre with various precious stones. It is extremely hard and has a double refraction. As either method may have been adopted by the Septuagint translators, it follows that 'odhem and bareqeth, the first and last stones of the 1st row according to our Hebrew text, may respectively be equivalent either to sardion and smaragdos, or, conversely, to smaragdos and sardion; and similarly for the other rows. Equivalence of Hebrew and Greek Names, 11. That in respect of the breastplate it is unsafe to collate the Hebrew texts of the various versions with that of Josephus may be demonstrated as follows. The ligurion of the Septuagint is probably identical with the lugkurion of Theophrastus; this was a yellow to yellowishred stone used by seal engravers, and was transparent and difficult to polish. iaspis and Lat. the 2nd stone, 3rd row, of the breastplate. in Revelation 4:3: the Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates smaragdinus; English Versions of the Bible translates "emerald." Some commentators, rejecting both the Septuagint translations, interpret the material to be pearl, others to be the gum of an Arabian tree. However, pearl has also been interpreted to be the meaning in these passages. If so, it is a red glittering stone, probably the Oriental ruby, though the appellation may have been applied to a variety of other red gems. de la Bible, s.v. in Jeremiah 17:1, English Versions of the Bible translation of Hebrew shamir; in Exodus 28:18; 39:11; Ezekiel 28:13, English Versions of the Bible translation of Hebrew yahalom. The genuine sapphire is a beautiful blue hyaline corindon and is composed of nearly pure alumina, its colour resulting from the presence of iron oxide. Precious stones are used in Scripture in a figurative sense, to signify value, beauty durability, etc., in those objects with which they are compared. shbw; Sept. achates; Vulg. In the Middle Ages miraculous healing powers were attributed to the emerald, among them; the power to preserve or heal visual problems. In one instance they even went so far as to Diamonds and pearls, sapphires and rubies all featured in the Bible. ", 38; Pliny, "Hist. It would at first sight appear that the Greek word topazion must be translated into English by the word "topaz"; but, strangely, although the words are virtually identical, the stones indicated by the words are quite different. Gesenius (Thesaurus, p. 1113) translates phnynys (Job, xxviii, 18; Prov., iii, 15; viii, 11; xx, 15; xxxi, 10; Lam., iv, 7) as "red coral". Shamir, in Jeremiah 17:1; Ezekiel 3:9; Zechariah 7:12; Septuagint omits Jeremiah 17:1, and in the other two verses either periphrases the word or had a different text; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates (unguis) adamantinus in Jeremiah 17:1, and adamas in the other two verses; English Versions of the Bible translates "diamond" (Jeremiah 17:1) and "adamant" (Ezekiel 3:9; Zechariah 7:12). This alone seems sufficient to support the opinion that beryl corresponds to the Heb. For example, 2,000 years ago the Greek term anthrax was used to signify various hard, transparent, red stones that are now known to differ much from one another in chemical composition, and are therefore assigned to different species and given different names; among them are oriental ruby (red corundum), balas ruby (red spinel), almandine and pyrope (red garnets); a stone designated anthrax by the ancient Greeks might thus belong to any one of a number of various kinds to the assemblage of which no name is now given, and the word anthrax has no simple equivalent in a modern language. They are figuratively introduced to denote value, beauty, durability (Cant 5:14 ; Isaiah 54:11 Isaiah 54:12 ; Lamentations 4:7 ). According to the Septuagint, amethustos was the 3rd stone, 3rd row, of the breastplate, and the stone occupying this position is given in our Hebrew text as 'achlamah. It is probably equated with Heb., the ligurius of Ex., xxviii, 19; xxxix, 12 (St. It is a calcareous secretion of certain polyps resulting in a tree-like formation. Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates chrysolithus; the King James Version translates "chrysolyte"; the Revised Version (British and American) translates "chrysolite." At present, agate and onyx differ only in the manner in which the stone is cut: if it is cut to show the layers of colour, it is called agate; if cut parallel to the lines, onyx. This mode of formation results in the bands of various colours which it contains. Conceivably differences may have arisen in all the above-mentioned ways. The possible Greek and Latin equivalents of Hebrew names are thus as follows: It may be remarked, as regards the 1st stone of the 1st row, that in the time of Josephus the stone sardonux could be signified also by the more general term sardion; and, as regards the 1st stone of the 2nd row, that anthrax and carbo being respectively Greek and Latin for "glowing coal," anthrax and carbunculus, diminutive of carbo, were used as synonyms for certain red stones. The Arabian sardonyx was "characterized by several different colors, black or azure for the base and vermilion surrounded with a line of rich white for the upper part, not without a certain glimpse of purple as the white passes into the red.". 'Odhem being red, and sardion and smaragdos respectively red and green (see below), 'odhem must be equivalent to the former, not the latter, and the Septuagint translators must have adopted the Hebrew direction of reading the rows. English Versions of the Bible has interchanged the names given by Septuagint, to the 3rd stone of the 1st row (smaragdos, "emerald") and the 1st stone of the 2nd row (anthrax, "carbuncle"). Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates sapphirus; English Versions of the Bible translates "sapphire"; the Revised Version margin translates "lapis lazuli" (but only in Revelation 21:19). Crystal is again mentioned in Apoc., iv, 6; xxi, 11; xxii, 1. Here they are, in alphabetical order, 40 magickal stones and their metaphysical uses: Amazonite. adamas, adamantinus (Ezech., iii, 9; Zach., vii, 12; Jer, xvii 1). In the interpretation of the Hebrew names of the stones of the breastplate there is much greater difficulty, for no Hebrew literature other than the Old Testament has been preserved, and little help is afforded by the contexts of other verses in which some of the Hebrew names of precious stones occur. ; also Ezech., xxviii, 13,[4] in Sept.). His breastplate was adorned with twelve stones and is described in the Bible as the breastplate of judgment or decision. Please enter your email address associated with your Salem All-Pass account, then click Continue. Job places it in the same category with gold, onyx, sapphire, glass, coral, topaz, etc. ( Isaiah 28:16) Stones are used metaphorically to denote hardness or insensibility, ( 1 Samuel 25:37; Ezekiel 11:19; 36:26) as well as firmness or strength. See ( Solomon 5:14 ; Isaiah 54:11 Isaiah 54:12 ; Lamentations 4:7 ; Revelation 4:3 ; Revelation 21:10 Revelation 21:21 ) [E] indicates this entry was also found in Easton's Bible Dictionary, 4. Jud., III, vii). Though the Septuagint translators may never have had opportunities of looking closely at the stones, they might be expected to know the color of the material; Josephus must have seen them often. Josephus claimed he had seen the actual stones. Practically all versions, including Josephus (Ant. Berullos is not mentioned by Theophrastus, who may have regarded it as included in the smaragdos of his day. 21); Jud., x, 21 (Vulg. Hence, it is probable that the word in these particular verses was shoham in the Hebrew original of the Vulgate, and therefore also of the Hebrew original of the Septuagint. Most of the names of the precious stones mentioned in the Bible are contained in the Hebrew description of the breastplate of the high priest and the Greek description of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. A tree was connected with man’s sin. Some of the stones in Rev. In ancient times various minerals were regarded as belonging to a single kind, and indicated by a single name, that are now distributed into different kinds and mentioned under different names. The ancients very probably obtained it from the East. Foundation Stones of New Jerusalem. Debate still continues as to which stone is precisely referred to in the Bible. Beryl is also black in colour. Pearl is a concretion consisting chiefly of lime carbonate found in several bivalve molluscs, but especially in avicula margaritifera. color symbolism. The elektron of the time of the Septuagint and Theophrastus was the amber, of the present day; in the time of Pliny amber was an object of luxury ranked next to crystal, and the term electrum was then applied, not only to amber, but also to a metallic alloy of gold and silver. When they were settled in the Land of Israel, they obtained gemstones from the merchant caravans travelling from Babylonia or Persia to Egypt, and those from Saba and Raamah to Tyre (Book of Ezekiel, xxvii, 22). Many varieties of trees are cited in the Bible. Those stones are a warning!!! in Revelation 21:20: the 7th foundation of the New Jerusalem. On the banks of the river Thermodon the iaspis is of an azure color; in Phrygia it is purple; and in Cappadocia of an azure-purple, somber and not refulgent. ( Genesis 38:18 ) The twelve atones of the breastplate were engraved each one with the name of one of the tribes. Speaking generally, it is more accurate than his earlier treatise as regards the history of those times of which he had no direct knowledge; its description of the breastplate is more precise as regards the arrangement of the stones, and is therefore the one to which the greater weight must be given. Verse Concepts. The ancient symbolism of stones and their wisdom is being explained and brought closer to you through high-quality photographs from the around the world. Coral, Heb. Therefore, relying on the testimony of the various versions it can safely be assumed that onyx is the stone signified by shhm. The list comprises comparative etymological origins and referential locations for each stone in the Bible. These stones have a defensive, as well as an enhancing function, defending their users against harm. The coral referred to in the Bible is the precious coral (corallium rubrum), the formation of which is well known. There are two kinds of amethysts: the oriental amethyst, a species of sapphire which is very hard (cf. in Job 28:17, the King James Version translation of Hebrew zekhukhith; Ezekiel 1:22, the King James Version translation of Hebrew qerach; in Job 28:18, the Revised Version (British and American) translation of Hebrew gabhish; in Revelation 4:6; 22:1, English Versions of the Bible translation of Greek krustallos; in Revelation 21:11, English Versions of the Bible translation of Greek krustallizo ("to shine like crystal"). Oriental topaz is composed of nearly pure alumina, silica, and fluoric acid; its shape is an orthorhombic prism with a cleavage transverse to its long axis. In the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil (Gen. 3:1-7). ", XXXVII, liv). Within mythology, the eagle placed an agate in its nest to guard its young against the bite of venomous animals, and the red agate was credited with the power of sharpening vision. Confusion is introduced in another way. "onux," Septuagint translation of Hebrew shoham (Job 28:16); onuchion, perhaps Septuagint translation of shoham in the descriptions of the ornaments of the king of Tyre (Ezekiel 28:13) and the stones of the breastplate (being there made 3rd stone, 4th row, in Exodus 28:20; 39:13), but there is uncertainty as to the Hebrew text of the Septuagint; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates onyx, lapis onychinus, lapis sardonychus. Inconsistencies of Text or Translation, 9. However, we know most of the stones were precious in Egypt, Assyria, and Babylonia. des antiquités grecques et romaines, s.v. From the similarity to qadhach, "to burn," it is interpreted as meaning fiery or sparkling, whence comes the rendering "carbuncles. jaspis. Hyacinth, jacinth (see also special article on HYACINTH): "hyacinth" in Revelation 9:17, the Revised Version (British and American) translation of Greek huakinthos; "jacinth" in Exodus 28:19; 39:12, the Revised Version (British and American) translation of Hebrew leshem; in Revelation 9:17; 21:20, the King James Version translation of Greek huakinthos. The Hebrew word is related to ['adham], "to be red," and signifies a reddish stone; it may have been sard (a name given not only to red, but also to pale reddish-yellow or brown, translucent chalcedony), but was more probably carnelian, a red stone closely allied to sard, and much used by the ancient Egyptians and Assyrians. Chodchod, kdkd (Is., liv, 12; Ezech., xxvii, 16); Sept.iaspis (Is., liv, 12), chorchor (Ezech., xxvii, 16); Vulg.jaspis (Is., liv, 12), chodchod (Ezech., xvii, 16). eminentia (Job, xxviii, 18); krystallos, crystallus (Ezech., i, 22). Ruby. We'll send you an email with steps on how to reset your password. in Exodus 24:10; 28:18; 39:11; Job 28:6,16; Song of Solomon 5:14; Isaiah 54:11; Lamentations 4:7; Ezekiel 1:26; 10:1; 28:13, English Versions of the Bible translation of Hebrew sappir; in Tobit 13:16; Revelation 21:19, English Versions of the Bible translation of Greek sappheiros; in Revelation 21:20, the Revised Version margin translation of Greek huakinthos. In the Bible, spirit is likened to water. in Revelation 21:20: the 5th foundation of the New Jerusalem. Yashepheh, in Exodus 28:20; 39:13; Ezekiel 28:13: the 3rd stone, 4th row, of the breastplate. The use of 'sacred stones' for mystical purposes was common among the pagan peoples of the Bible Lands. The Greek is very inconsistent in its translation, rendering shhs differently in various texts; therefore in Gen., ii, 12, it is lithos prasinos, sardios in Ex. Crystal is a transparent mineral resembling glass, most probably a variety of quartz. stones. Septuagint translates meteora (Job 28:18) and ramoth (Ezekiel 27:16); Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) periphrases the passages; English Versions of the Bible translates "coral"; the King James Version margin translates "ramoth" (only in Job 28:18). According to the Septuagint, smaragdos was the 3rd stone, 1st row, of the breastplate, but their Hebrew text is uncertain. It is comparatively certain that pearl (Greek Several species were reported to exist (Pliny, "Hist. There is a sympathic vibration between us and the stones. They are a part of the ritual the people must do to communicate with God, both to worship God and atone for their sins. This is the tenth stone of the rational, representing the tribe of Zebulun; it stands fourth in the enumeration of Ezech., xxviii, 13, and is given as the seventh foundation stone of the celestial city in Apoc., xxi, 20. in Revelation 21:20: the 10th foundation of the New Jerusalem. Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates hyacinthus; the King James Version translates "jacinth"; the Revised Version (British and American) translates "jacinth" (Revelation 21:20) and "hyacinth" (Revelation 9:17); the Revised Version margin translates "sapphire" (Revelation 21:20). ghtrh; Sept. topazion; Vulg. This stone may have been either the carbuncle or the chodchod (see above). in Exodus 28:17; 39:10; Job 28:19; Ezekiel 28:13, English Versions of the Bible translation of Hebrew piTedhah; in Revelation 21:20, English Versions of the Bible translation of Greek topazion; in Song of Solomon 5:14, the Revised Version margin translation of Hebrew tarshish. List of Names with Biblical References. in Revelation 21:20: the 12th foundation of the New Jerusalem; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) translates amethystus; English Versions of the Bible "amethyst." 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