Word Study · Strong's H1304 · Hebrew
בָּרֶקֶת
bareqeth
baw-reh'-keth
Strong's 1890 spelling: bâreqeth
“a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald
Rendered in the KJV as
carbuncle.
- 3occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 3 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וּבָרֶ֔קֶת2
- וּבָרְקַ֖ת1
How it is rendered · 2
- and a beryl2
- and beryl1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singular3
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- HC/Ncfsa · 3
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Where this word lives
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Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 28:17וּבָרֶ֔קֶתuvareketconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAnd 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;here: and a beryl
- Exodus 39:10וּבָרֶ֔קֶתuvareketconjunction (“and”) + noun · feminine singularAnd they mounted on it four rows of gemstones: The first row had a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;here: and a beryl