beryl

«beryl» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A hard mineral that forms crystals, found in many… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (beryl, beryls); proper noun (Beryl, a name)

meaning for a pupil

1) A hard mineral that forms crystals, found in many colours; green beryl is emerald and blue-green beryl is aquamarine. tree →

2) (a name) Beryl is an old-fashioned girl's name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A precious stone, one of the gems set in the High Priest's breastplate. Interpretation: It is in the fourth row of the breastplate, whose twelve stones stood for the twelve tribes. Tradition links each stone with a tribe. In the primary lessons: In science lessons on rocks and gems, beryl is an example of a crystal mineral. In stories, Beryl might be a grandmother's name. In the Bible, beryl is one of the precious stones listed in the city of heaven.

examples

• and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings. (Torah EXO.28.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper; they were inclosed in fittings of gold in their settings. (Torah EXO.39.13, JPS 1917) tree →
• His hands are as rods of gold set with beryl; his body is as polished ivory overlaid with sapphires. (Writings SNG.5.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• And I looked, and behold four wheels beside the cherubim, one wheel beside one cherub, and another wheel beside another cherub; and the appearance of the wheels was as the colour of a beryl stone. (Prophets EZK.10.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• The appearance of the wheels and their work was like unto the colour of a beryl; and they four had one likeness; and their appearance and their work was as it were a wheel within a wheel. (Prophets EZK.1.16, JPS 1917) tree →
• Emerald is a green kind of beryl. tree →
• The museum had a large beryl crystal. tree →
• Aquamarine is a blue beryl. tree →
• Great-aunt Beryl knitted me a scarf. tree →
• Beryl contains the element beryllium. tree →
• The jeweller polished the beryl. tree →

note

Say «BERR-il». As a name, capital B. Countable for crystals, uncountable for the mineral in general.

In the corpora

• and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper; they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.
• His hands are as rods of gold set with beryl; his body is as polished ivory overlaid with sapphires.
• Emeralds are green beryl, and the finest came from Colombia, where the Spanish took them from the 1500s.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «beryl» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.