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Topic:
Thoughts And Things Of The Bible -- Carbuncle
With respect to the word "carbuncle…"
The Hebrew word for carbuncle is from a root meaning "to
glitter," "lighten," "flash." (Ex. 28:17;
39:10; Ezek. 28:13). Heb. barkath; LXX. smaragdos; Vulgate, smaragdus;
Revised Version, marg., "emerald." When held up to the sun,
this gem shines like a burning coal, a dark-red glowing coal, and hence
is called "carbunculus", i.e., a little coal. It was one of
the jewels in the first row of the high priest's breastplate. In Isa.
54:12 the Hebrew word is 'ekdah , used in the prophetic description of
the glory and beauty of the mansions above. Next to the diamond it is
the hardest and most costly of all precious stones.
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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