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The modern chrysolite is a green oblong hexagonal prism of unequal sides terminated by two triangular pyramids. Topaz, or ancient chrysolite, is an octangular prism of an orange-yellow colour; it is composed of alumina, silica, hydrofluoric acid, and iron. it is found in Ceylon, Arabia, and Egypt.
Explanations of the symbolic meaning of the jewels generated a great deal of both Jewish and Christian writing and were a staple component of the tradition of lapidaries or books on gemology. The jewel stones are as follows (the first item in each row is probably the right-hand side, as Hebrew is a right to left script):
Urim (אוּרִים ) traditionally has been taken to derive from a root meaning "lights"; these derivations are reflected in the Neqqudot of the Masoretic Text. [3] In consequence, Urim and Thummim has traditionally been translated as "lights and perfections" (by Theodotion, for example), or, by taking the phrase allegorically, as meaning "revelation and truth" or "doctrine and truth."
Lapis is the Latin word for "stone" and lazulī is the genitive form of the Medieval Latin lazulum, which is taken from the Arabic لازورد lāzaward, itself from the Persian لاژورد lāžavard/lāževard and/or لاجورد lājevard. It means "sky" or "heaven"; so this is a "stone (of/from) the sky" or "stone (of/from) heaven". [ 11]
High Priest of Israel wearing the sacred vestments. The ephod is depicted here in yellow. An ephod (Hebrew: אֵפוֹד, romanized: ʾēp̲od̲; / ˈ ɛ f ɒ d / or / ˈ iː f ɒ d /) was a type of apron that, according to the Hebrew Bible, was worn by the High Priest of Israel, an artifact and an object to be revered in ancient Israelite culture, and was closely connected with oracular ...
The mineral or gemstonechrysoberylis an aluminateof berylliumwith the formula BeAl2O4. [5][6]The name chrysoberyl is derived from the Greekwords χρυσός chrysosand βήρυλλος beryllos, meaning "a gold-white spar". Despite the similarity of their names, chrysoberyl and berylare two completely different gemstones, although they both ...
The Twelve Stones ( Hebrew: מצבות, romanized : maṣṣəwoṯ) are steles, a common form of marking a spectacular religious event in the days of Kingdom of Judah before the time of King Josiah ( Deuteronomy 27:1–8 ). [1] According to the Bible, the steles were specifically placed in a circle at Gilgal, where the heads of each tribe ...
Jasper breaks with a smooth surface and is used for ornamentation or as a gemstone. It can be highly polished and is used for items such as vases, seals, and snuff boxes. The density of jasper is typically 2.5 to 2.9 g/cm 3. [4] Jaspillite is a banded-iron-formation rock that often has distinctive bands of jasper.