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1 ὑάκινθος
ὑάκινθος, ου, ὁ (s. prec. entry; as early as Hom. as the name of a flower) the jacinth or hyacinth (Peripl. Eryth. 56 [gender undetermined]; Galen XIII 970; Ptolem. 7, 4, 1; Heliod. 2, 30, 3 [in him clearly fem]; Achilles Tat. 2, 11, 3 [gender undetermined]; the λίθος ἡλίου Cat. Cod. Astr. IX/2 p. 152, 18.—In the LXX; TestSol 21:2; JosAs 2:15 al. and in Philo and Joseph. [Ant. 3, 164] hyacinth-colored cloth is meant), a precious stone Rv 21:20, perh. blue in color (Michel Psellus, in Lapidaires p. 203, ln. 79f θαλαττόχρω ‘sea-hued’), someth. like the sapphire (but s. vs. 19); on it s. OED s.v. hyacinth 1ab. It was often made into gems by the ancients (Pliny, NH 37, 9, 41f).—For lit. see s.v. ἀμέθυστος.—DELG. M-M.
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Jacinth — is a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone. Jacinth is also a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious stone of that colour (Revelation 21:20). It has been supposed to designate the same stone as the … Wikipedia
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Jacinth — 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 Ex. 28:19 as the first stone of… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
jacinth — n. hyacinth, bulbous plant bearing reddish blue or deep purple flowers (native to the Mediterranean); reddish gemstone (Mineralogy) … English contemporary dictionary
jacinth — n. orange coloured variety of the gem hyacinth. ♦ jacinthe, n. orange colour … Dictionary of difficult words
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hyacinth — /ˈhaɪəsənθ / (say huyuhsuhnth) noun 1. any of the bulbous plants constituting the genus Hyacinthus, especially H. orientalis, widely cultivated for its spikes of fragrant, white or coloured, bell shaped flowers. 2. a hyacinth bulb or flower. 3. a …
Ligure — (Heb. leshem) occurs only in Ex. 28:19 and 39:12, as the name of a stone in the third row on the high priest s breastplate. Some have supposed that this stone was the same as the jacinth (q.v.), others that it was the opal. There is now no… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
