Know the Word.

Hebrew word

bâreqeth

baw-reh'-keth

בָּרֶקֶת

What it means

a gem, perhaps the emerald

a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald

Where it comes from

or בָּרְקַתxlit bârᵉkath corrected to bârᵉqath; from bârâq (בָּרָק)

How the King James translates it

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Every place it appears 3

Exodus28:1739:10
Ezekiel28:13
bâreqeth — Hebrew word meaning “a gem, perhaps the emerald”