בָּרֶקֶת bâreqeth
Meaning
a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald
In the King James Version: carbuncle.
Derivation: or בָּרְקַתxlit bârᵉkath corrected to bârᵉqath; from H1300 (בָּרָק);
Where it is used
- 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;
- 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.