ba.re.qet is a gemstone named among the stones in the first row of a set setting.

The term denotes a gemstone included in the first row of a setting of stones in both cited descriptions.

1. Gemstone in the first row of a stone setting · dominant

   In Exodus 28:17, the feminine singular absolute form occurs in the first row of stones filling a setting; the APB renders that row as “sardius, topaz, and emerald.” In Exodus 39:10, the same form again belongs to the first row, where the APB renders the row as “sardius, topaz, and gem.”

   Exodus 28:17Exodus 39:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the first-row list differently: “emerald” in Exodus 28:17 and “gem” in Exodus 39:10. These English terms cannot by themselves isolate the lemma's exact contribution.