Lexical Definition

‎בָּרֶקֶת‎ bâreqeth (baw-reh'-keth) gem ^H:N-F
or בָּרְקַת bârᵉqath (baw-rekath'); from ‎בָּרָק‎

carbuncle.

• a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald

1) a gem, precious stone, emerald (Josephus)

See Greek: σμάραγδος

Extended Information

• Also means: bar.qat (‎ב‎ָּֽ‎ר‎ְ‎ק‎ַ‎ת‎ "gem" בָּרֶקֶת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎בָּרֶ֫קֶת‎noun feminine a precious stone, emerald, according to ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Josephus; (from flashing, sparkling; Lag^{Rel. Jur. Eccl. x.} compare Sanskrit markata, Greek μάραγδος, ζμύραγδος) Exod 28:17; Exod 39:10 (both P).

‎בָּֽרְקַת‎ noun feminine id., Ezek 28:13, compare Ges^{«GKC:80»§ 80} R. 2 Pinsk^{Einl. 73}.

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