Lexicon
דַּר
dar
H1858
H:N-M Hebrew

mother-of-pearl

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Dar denotes a material named among the stones of a mosaic pavement in Esther's royal setting.

The sole attested use names a material included among the stones of a mosaic pavement in Esther 1:6.

Senses in use

  1. Material in a mosaic pavement · dominant

    In Esther 1:6, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in the list of materials forming a mosaic pavement; the APB renders the list with "porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl, and colored stones."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Esther 1:6, the APB includes "mother-of-pearl" within its rendering of the pavement materials.

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