Jacinth

Easton's Bible Dictionary

Properly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious stone of that colour (Rev 21:20). It has been supposed to designate the same stone as the ligure (Heb. leshem) mentioned in Exod 28:19 as the first stone of the third row in the high priest’s breast-plate. In Rev 9:17 the word is simply descriptive of colour.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Hyacinth

hi'-a-sinth (huakinthos): the Revised Version (British and American) uses this word in Rev 9:17 for the King James Version "jacinth," with reference, not to stone, but to dark-purple color. In Rev 21:20, where stone is meant, the Revised Version (British and American) translations "sapphire."

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ja'-sinth.

See HYACINTH; STONES, PRECIOUS.

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