נֹפֶךְ

«נֹפֶךְ» in the Tanakh dictionary: ruby — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 4 times · Key: 5306 · BDB: נֹ֫פֶךְ

Glosses

turquoise (2); [was].a.turquoise (1); [will.be].a.turquoise (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

ruby tree →

The whole BDB entry

n.[m.] a precious stone which Tyre gained by trade Ez 27:16 (where נ׳ doubted by Berthol, queried by Toy Hpt), cf. 28:13 (symbol. of wealth and honour of king of Tyre); in high priest’s breastplate Ex 28:18; 39:11. Perhaps = ruby or carbuncle 𝔊 Joseph. ἄνθραξ, 𝔙 carbunculus, cf. Di Ex Kau Ex Sgfr Ezek Co Berthol; 𝔗 AV emerald.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 4 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

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

In the verses

Exodus 28:18

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃

Word for word: and the row (the) second [will.be].a.turquoise a.sapphire and an.emerald

JPS 1917: and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald;

Exodus 39:11

וְהַטּ֖וּר הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ סַפִּ֖יר וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃

Word for word: and the row (the) second [was].a.turquoise a.sapphire and an.emerald

JPS 1917: And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.

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