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The Hebrew word may have designated a green jasper. [12] Flinders Petrie suggested that the odem – the first stone on the High Priest's breastplate – was a red jasper, whilst tarshish, the tenth stone, may have been a yellow jasper. [13] Male torso carved from red jasper, Bronze Age, Harappa, Indus Valley civilisation, Pakistan
Hebrew ʾōḏem derives from the Hebrew root meaning "red". Carnelian is called sardion in Greek. Theophrastus (De lap., 55) and Pliny (Hist. nat., XXXVII, xxxi) derive sardion from the name of the city of Sardes where, they claim, it was first found. The carnelian is a siliceous stone and a species of chalcedony.
The Hebrew term for the breastplate, חֹשֶׁן (ḥōšen), appears to be named from its appearance; The 19th-century German biblical scholar August Dillmann thought that it was likely to be derived from the Hebrew word חֹצֶן (ḥōṣen), meaning "fold", relating to its function. [2]
Gemstone meanings are inspired by everything from royal traditions and chakras to ancient cultures and spiritual thoughts. “The myriad of colors of gemstones alone transmit energy via the ...
Means amber in Hebrew. Jacinth: Jacinth Given name Jacinth is a feminine given name. The gem is a yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon. Hyacinth (given name) Given name Masculine and feminine given name. Jade: Jade (given name) Given name Jasper: Jasper (given name) Given name Means bringer of treasure in Persian. Jet (gemstone) Jet (name)
The Hebrew odem (also translated as sardius), was the first stone in the High Priest's breastplate, a red stone, probably sard but perhaps red jasper. [9] In Revelation 4:3, the One seated on the heavenly throne seen in the vision of John the apostle is said to "look like jasper and σαρδίῳ (sardius transliterated)." And likewise it is in ...
[6]: 203 The lowest dome of the heavens was made of jasper and was the home of the stars. [7] The middle dome of heaven was made of saggilmut stone and was the abode of the Igigi. [7] The highest and outermost dome of the heavens was made of luludānītu stone and was personified as An, the god of the sky. [8] [7]
Israeli archeologists have found an ancient comb dating back some 3,700 years ago and bearing what is likely the oldest known full sentence in Canaanite alphabetical script, according to an ...