Bâreqeth — H1304

Definition

feminine noun

a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald

1. a gem, precious stone, emerald (Josephus)

Usually translated as

carbuncle

Origin

or bârᵉqath; from H1300

• Derived from Bârâq (H1300)

Greek equivalents

• smáragdos (G4665)

Occurrences

Bâreqeth 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, a topaz, and a carbuncle (וּבָרֶ֔קֶת): this shall be the first row.
• Exodus 39:10 — And they set in it four rows of stones: the first row was a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle (וּבָרֶ֔קֶת): 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, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle (וּבָרְקַ֖ת), and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.