EMERALD

A precious stone of a fine green color, found anciently in Ethiopia, but in modern times only in South America, Ex 28:18; Eze 27:16; 28:13. Josephus, however, and the Seventy make it a gem like a burning coal-the Indian ruby.

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Emerald. Emerald
Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the “glowing stone”, probably the carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name given to this stone in the New Testament Greek is smaragdos, which means “live coal.”

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EMERALD. → (A precious stone) → Color of the rainbow Re 4:3 → Merchandise of, in Tyre Eze 27:16; 28:13 → Set in the breastplate Ex 28:18 → SYMBOLICAL
* In the foundation of the holy city Re 21:19

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emerald. Emerald, n. a gem, a kind of green precious stone

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Em″er‐ald (?), n. [[OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde, F. émeraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. �; cf. �kr. marakata.]] 1. 1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety of beryl. See Beryl.
2. 2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and nonpare�l. It is used by English printers.
☞ This line is printed in the type called emerald.