Lexicon
אֶקְדָּח
eq.dach
H0688
H:N-M Hebrew

carbuncle

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eq.dach denotes a precious stone used for the gates in Isaiah's pictured restoration.

The sole attested use places eq.dach among precious stones used for gates in a pictured restoration.

Senses in use

  1. Precious stone for gates · dominant

    In Isaiah 54:12, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause concerning the city's gates; the APB renders the verse, "and your gates of carbuncle stones," within a list of precious stones.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 54:12, the APB presents the term in the phrase "gates of carbuncle stones." This phrase confirms the verse's stone imagery without isolating every element of the Hebrew wording.

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