HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6357
פִּטְדָה
pit.dah — topaz
1) topaz or chrysolite 1a) a precious stone
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Topaz
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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GREEK · G5116
τοπάζιον
topazion — topaz
τοπάζιον, -ου, τό (and τόπαζος, ὁ), [in LXX: Exo.28:17 35:17 (Exo.39:10), Job.28:19, Eze.28:13 (פִּטְדָה), Psa.119:127 (פָּז)* ;] topaz: Rev.21:20 (see Swete, in l).† (AS)
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Heb. pitdah (Ezek. 28:13; Rev. 21:20), a golden yellow or “green” stone brought from Cush or Ethiopia (Job 28:19). It was the second stone in the first row in the breastplate of the high priest, and had the name of Simeon inscribed on it (Ex. 28:17). It is probably the chrysolite of the moderns.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.