H1304 - בָּרֶקֶת (bâreqeth)

H1304 בָּרֶקֶת (bâreqeth) baw-reh'-keth

Hebrew

Strong's Definition

or barkath {baw-rek-ath'}; from 1300; a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald

KJV Usage: carbuncle

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

בָּרֶ֫קֶת (ba.re.qet) — gem. a gem, precious stone, emerald (Josephus) Also means: bar.qat (בָּֽרְקַת "gem" H1304B)

בָּֽרְקַת (bar.qat) — gem. a gem, precious stone, emerald (Josephus) Another spelling of ba.re.qet (בָּרֶ֫קֶת "gem" H1304A)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

בָּרֶקֶת (H1304) — בָּרְקַת

noun f

Gemstones

emerald = (semi-)precious stone of a green color; ◄ possibly green variety of beryl: emerald

EXO 28:17 · EXO 39:10 · EZK 28:13

Reinier de Blois

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

בָּרֶ֫קֶת n.f. a precious stone, emerald, acc. to 𝔊, 𝔙, Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; Lag Rel. Jur. Eccl. x., comp. Skr. markata, Gk. μάραγδος, ζμάραγδος) Ex 28:17 39:10 (both P). done

בָּֽרְקַת n.f. id. [b.df.ae], Ez 28:13, cf. Ges § 80 R. 2, Pinsk Einl. 73. done