Nophekh נֹ֫פֶךְ
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| נֹ֫פֶךְ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | nophekh |
| Strong's number | H5306 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | emerald |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Exodus (2) |
Nophekh (Hebrew נֹ֫פֶךְ, Strong's H5306) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “emerald”. It occurs 4 times in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a precious stone in the high priest's breastplate
1a) perhaps an emerald, turquoise, ruby, or carbuncle
2) jewels imported from Tyre
1a) perhaps an emerald, turquoise, ruby, or carbuncle
2) jewels imported from Tyre
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | emerald (3), emeralds (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | turquoise (4) |
Verses
Every verse with Nophekh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Exodus
- Exodus 28:18And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
- Exodus 39:11And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 27:16Syria was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of the wares of thy making: they occupied in thy fairs with emeralds, purple, and broidered work, and fine linen, and coral, and agate.Aram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.
- Ezekiel 28:13Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).