Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms Smith's Bible Dictionary Diamond(Heb. yahalom), a gem crystallized carbon, the most valued and brilliant of precious stones, remarkable for its hardness, the third precious stone in the second row on the breastplate of the high priest, (Exodus 28:18; 39:11) and mentioned by Ezekiel, (Ezekiel 28:13) among the precious stones of the king of Tyre. Some suppose yahalom to be the "emerald." Respecting shamir , which is translated "Diamond" in (Jeremiah 17:1) see under ADAMANT. ATS Bible Dictionary DiamondThe hardest and most brilliant of gems, very rare and costly. The largest diamonds known in the world, procured from India and Brazil, are guarded among the royal treasures of England, Russia, etc., and valued at immense sums. Common diamonds are used not only for ornaments, but for cutting and graving hard substances, Jeremiah 17:1. The Hebrew word here used is called "adamant" in Ezekiel 3:9 Zechariah 7:12. See ADAMANT. These is another Hebrew word also translated "diamond," Exodus 28:18 39:11 Ezekiel 28:13, and thought by some to mean the topaz. The diamond is carbon in its purest and crystalline form. Easton's Bible Dictionary (1.) A precious gem (Hebrews yahalom', in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Exodus 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., "sardonyx.") (2.) A precious stone (Hebrews shamir', a sharp point) mentioned in Jeremiah 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered "adamant" (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zechariah 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for extreme hardness.2. (n.) A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge. 3. (n.) One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond. 4. (n.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid, used for ornament in lines or groups. 5. (n.) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a side, having the bases at its angles. 6. (n.) The smallest kind of type in English printing, except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen. 7. (a.) Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as, a diamond chain; a diamond field. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia DIAMONDdi'-a-mund. See STONES, PRECIOUS. Strong's Hebrew 8068. shamir -- a thorn, adamant, flint... Word Origin from an unused word Definition a thorn, adamant, flint NASB Word Usage briars (8), diamond (1), emery (1), flint (1). adamant stone, brier, diamond. ... /hebrew/8068.htm - 6k 3095. yahalom -- (a precious stone) perhaps jasper or onyx Library When Diamond Went Home to Breakfast, He Found his Father and ... It was Friday Night, and Diamond, Like the Rest of the Household.. ... When Diamond Got Round the Corner of the Hay... When Diamond Got Home He Found his Father at Home Already... That Diamond had Fallen Fast Asleep is Very Evident from the ... Diamond Woke Very Early in the Morning, and Thought what a Curious ... One Day when Old Diamond was Standing with his Nose in his Bag ... I did not See Diamond for a Week or So after This... The Next Night Diamond was Seated by his Open Window... A Few Nights after This, Diamond Woke up Suddenly... Thesaurus Diamond (5 Occurrences)... a rhombus; a lozenge. 3. (n.) One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of a diamond. 4. (n.) A pointed projection ... /d/diamond.htm - 9k Adamant (2 Occurrences) Carbuncle (6 Occurrences) Quarrel (22 Occurrences) Water (4571 Occurrences) Rose (279 Occurrences) Brilliant (5 Occurrences) Stylus (2 Occurrences) Pen (16 Occurrences) Diana (5 Occurrences) Bible Concordance Diamond (5 Occurrences)Exodus 28:18 And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. Exodus 39:11 And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. Jeremiah 17:1 The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is engraved on the tablet of their heart, and on the horns of your altars; Ezekiel 3:9 Like a diamond harder than rock I have made your brow: have no fear of them and do not be overcome by their looks, for they are an uncontrolled people. Ezekiel 28:13 Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created. Subtopics Diamond: One of the Jewels in the Breastplate Related Terms Links Bible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus |
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