ʼôdem — H124

Definition

feminine noun

redness, i.e. the ruby, garnet, or some other red gem

1. ruby, carnelian (redness)
1. precious stone

Usually translated as

sardius

Origin

from H119

• Derived from ʼâdam (H119)

Greek equivalents

• sárdios (G4556)

Occurrences

ʼôdem occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (2), Ezekiel (1)

• Exodus 28:17 — And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones: the first row shall be a sardius (אֹ֤דֶם), a topaz, and a carbuncle: this shall be the first row.
• Exodus 39:10 — And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius (אֹ֤דֶם), a topaz, and a carbuncle: this was the first row.
• Ezekiel 28:13 — Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius (אֹ֣דֶם), topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.