JASPER

A precious stone of various colors, as green, purple, etc., often clouded with white, and beautifully striped with red or yellow, Ex 28:20; Re 4:3; 21:11.

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Jasper. Jasper
(Heb. yashpheh, “glittering”), a gem of various colours, one of the twelve inserted in the high priest’s breast-plate (Ex. 28:20). It is named in the building of the New Jerusalem (Rev. 21:18, 19). It was “most precious,” “clear as crystal” (21:11). It was emblematic of the glory of God (4:3).

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JASPER. → A precious stone, set in the high priest's breastplate Ex 28:20; 39:13

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jasper. Jasper, n. a beautiful white or green stone

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Jas″per (?), n. [[OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F. jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. �; cf. Per. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb, yasb, yasf, Heb. yāshpheh. Cf. Diaper.]] (Min.) An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes, etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called striped or banded jasper. The Egyptian pebble is a brownish yellow jasper. Jasper opal, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper. — Jasper ware, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of receiving color.