Word Study · Strong's H5306 · Hebrew
נֹפֶךְ
nophek
no'-fek
Strong's 1890 spelling: nôphek
“shining”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
shining; a gem, probably the garnet
Rendered in the KJV as
emerald.
- 4occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 2 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 3inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 4 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 3
- נֹ֥פֶךְ2
- בְּ֠נֹפֶךְ1
- נֹ֔פֶךְ1
How it is rendered · 4
- [was] a turquoise1
- [will be] a turquoise1
- for turquoise1
- turquoise1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 3
- noun · masculine singular2
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 2
- HNcmsc · 1
- HR/Ncmsa · 1
All 4, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 27:16בְּ֠נֹפֶךְbenofekhpreposition + noun · masculine singularAram was your customer because of your many products; they exchanged turquoise, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and rubies for your wares.here: for turquoise
- Ezekiel 28:13נֹ֔פֶךְnofekhnoun · masculine singularYou 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.here: turquoise