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Topic:
Crystal
With respect to the word "crystal…"
(Ezek. 1:22, with the epithet "terrible," as dazzling the
spectators with its brightness). The word occurs in Rev. 4:6; 21:11;
22:1. The crystal is a stone of the flint order, the most refined kind
of quartz. The Greek word here used means also literally
"ice." The ancients regarded the crystal as only pure water
congealed into extreme hardness by great length of time or cold.
The word "crystal" is representative in the Authorized
Version of two Hebrew words.
Zecucith occurs only in (Job 28:17) where "glass" probably
is intended.
kerach occurs in numerous passages in the Old Testament to denote
"ice," "frost," etc.; but once only (Ezekiel 1:22)
as is generally understood, to signify "crystal."
Derived from Easton's and Smith's Bible Dictionaries
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