GREEK · G3135
μαργαρίτης
margaritēs — pearl
μαργαρίτης, -ου, ὁ a pearl: Mat.13:45-46, 1Ti.2:9, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:21 (-ῖται, WH); proverbially, Mat.7:6.† (AS)
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Pearl
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1858
דַּר
dar — mother-of-pearl
pearl, mother of pearl
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1862
דַּרְדַּע
dar.da — Darda
A man living at the time of United Monarchy, only mentioned at 1Ki.4.31; son of: Mahol (H4235); brother of: Ethan (H0387), Heman (H1968) and Calcol (H3633) § Darda = "pearl of knowledge" a son of Mahol, one of four men of great fame for their wisdom, but surpassed by Solomon
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →GREEK · G6245
ἄλφιτον
alphiton — toasted grain
1. peeled or pearl-barley ; singular only in phrase ἀλφίτου ἀκτή, barley- meal, Lat. polenta, (Homer): in plural ἄλφιτα, barley-groats, barley-meal , opposite to ἄλευρα, (Homer), attic 2. metaphorically one's daily bread , (Aristophanes Comicus); πατρῶια ἄλφ. one's patrimony , (Aristophanes Comicus) (ML)
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G8795
πίνινος
pininos — of mother of pearl
of mother of pearl
0 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H417
אֶלְגָּבִישׁ
el.ga.vish — hail
hail (lit. -pearls of God)
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(Heb. gabish, Job 28:18; Gr. margarites, Matt. 7:6; 13:46; Rev. 21:21). The pearl oyster is found in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its shell is the “mother of pearl,” which is of great value for ornamental purposes (1 Tim. 2:9; Rev. 17:4). Each shell contains eight or ten pearls of various sizes.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.