GREEK · G3139
μάρμαρος
marmaros — marble
μάρμαρος, -ου, ὁ (μαρμαίρω, to glisten), [in LXX: Ep. Jer.7:2 * ;] 1. any crystalline stone (Hom., Eur., al.). 2. In later writers, marble: Rev.18:12.† (AS)
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Marble
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H68
אֶ֫בֶן
e.ven — stone
: stone 1) stone (large or small) 1a) common stone (in natural state) 1b) stone, as material 1b1) of tablets 1b2) marble, hewn stones 1c) precious stones, stones of fire 1d) stones containing metal (ore), tool for work or weapon 1e) weight 1f) plummet (stones of destruction) also made of metal 1g) stonelike objects, eg hailstones, stony heart, ice 1h) sacred object, as memorial Samuel set up to mark where God helped Israel to defeat the Philistines 1i) (simile) 1i1) sinking in water, motionlessness 1i2) strength, firmness, solidity 1i3) commonness 1j) (metaph) 1j1) petrified with terror 1j2) perverse, hard heart
222 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H134
אֶ֫דֶן
e.den — socket
1) base, pedestal, socket (strong, firm) 1a) pedestals of gold on which marble pillars were set 1b) pedestals of the earth, foundation of the earth 1c) pedestals, bases, or sockets on which tabernacle stood
39 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8336
שֵׁשׁ
shesh — alabaster
alabaster, similar stone, marble, material of pavement
34 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5508
סֹחֶ֫רֶת
so.che.ret — stone
a stone used in paving (with marble)
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בַּ֫הַט
ba.hat — porphyry
a costly stone (perhaps porphyry), red marble
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ἐκποιέω
ekpoieō — to furnish
1. to put out : 2. to put out a child, i. e. give him in adoption , (Isaeus Orator) 3. Mid. to produce, bring forth , (Aristophanes Comicus) 4. to make complete, finish, finish off , (Herdotus Historicus):—;with genitive materiae, Παρίου λίθου τὰ ἔμπροσθε ἐξεποίησαν they made all the front of Parian marble, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)
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μαρμάρινος
marmarinos — of marble
of marble , (Theocritus Poeta Bucolicus) (ML)
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As a mineral, consists of carbonate of lime, its texture varying from the highly crystalline to the compact. In Esther 1:6 there are four Hebrew words which are rendered marble:, (1.) Shesh, “pillars of marble.” But this word probably designates dark-blue limestone rather than marble. (2.) Dar, some regard as Parian marble. It is here rendered “white marble.” But nothing is certainly known of it. (3.) Bahat, “red marble,” probably the verd-antique or half-porphyry of Egypt. (4.) Sohareth, “black marble,” probably some spotted variety of marble. “The marble pillars and tesserae of various colours of the palace at Susa came doubtless from Persia itself, where marble of various colours is found, especially in the province of Hamadan Susiana.” The marble of Solomon’s architectural works may have been limestone from near Jerusalem, or from Lebanon, or possibly white marble from Arabia. Herod employed Parian marble in the temple, and marble columns still exist in great abundance at Jerusalem.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.