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| − | (Heb. shebo), a precious stone in the breast-plate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), the second in the third row. This may be the agate properly so called, a semi-transparent crystallized quartz, probably brought from Sheba, whence its name. In Isa. 54:12 and Ezek. 27:16, this word is the rendering of the Hebrew cadcod, which means "ruddy," and denotes a variety of minutely crystalline silica more or less in bands of different tints. | + | ([[Hebrew language (EBD)|Heb]]. shebo), a [[Stones, Precious (EBD)|precious stone]] in the [[Breastplate (EBD)|breast-plate]] of the [[High priest (EBD)|high priest]] (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), the second in the third row. This may be the agate properly so called, a semi-transparent crystallized quartz, probably brought from [[Sheba (EBD)|Sheba]], whence its name. In Isa. 54:12 and Ezek. 27:16, this word is the rendering of the Hebrew cadcod, which means "ruddy," and denotes a variety of minutely crystalline silica more or less in bands of different tints. |
| − | This word is from the Greek name of a stone found in the river Achates in Sicily. | + | This word is from the [[Greek (EBD)|Greek]] name of a stone found in the [[River (EBD)|river]] Achates in Sicily. |
| − | {{returnto}} [[Easton's Bible Dictionary | + | {{returnto}} [[Easton's Bible Dictionary]] |
Revision as of 19:51, 3 October 2008
(Heb. shebo), a precious stone in the breast-plate of the high priest (Ex. 28:19; 39:12), the second in the third row. This may be the agate properly so called, a semi-transparent crystallized quartz, probably brought from Sheba, whence its name. In Isa. 54:12 and Ezek. 27:16, this word is the rendering of the Hebrew cadcod, which means "ruddy," and denotes a variety of minutely crystalline silica more or less in bands of different tints.
This word is from the Greek name of a stone found in the river Achates in Sicily.
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