H6357 פִּטְדָה (piṭdâh) pit-daw'

Hebrew

Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

topaz

Strong's Definition

a gem, probably the topaz

Derivation: of foreign derivation;

KJV Usage: topaz.

TWOT Reference: 1762

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) topaz or chrysolite

1a) a precious stone

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

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STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

פִּטְדָה (pit.dah) — topaz. 1) topaz or chrysolite 1a) a precious stone

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

פִּטְדָה (H6357) — פִּטְדָּה

noun f

Gemstones

topaz, chrysolite = (semi-)precious stone of a golden yellow color, possibly topaz or chrysolite

EXO 28:17 · EXO 39:10 · JOB 28:19 · EZK 28:13

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

פִּטְדָה n.f. (m. acc. to Albr ZAW xvi (1896), 108) topaz or chrysolite (acc. to 𝔊 τοπάζιον, 𝔙 topazius, etc.; prob. foreign word, cf. Skr. pîta (prop. yellow));—named with other precious stones Ez 28:13 Ex 28:17 = 39:10; cstr. פִּטְדַת־כּוּשׁ Jb 28:19.—Vid. Plin NH xxxvii 8 (32), Houghton in Sm DB, Topaz, Ri HWB, Edelstein. done

Bible Occurrences (4)

28:17 39:10

28:19

28:13

Exodus 28:17

And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Exodus 39:10

And they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row [had]... a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

Job 28:19

Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

Ezekiel 28:13

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.