Bible Dictionaries
Porphyry
Holman Bible Dictionary
(pawr' fihih ree) Rock composed of feldspar crystals embedded in a dark red or purple groundmass (Esther 1:6; KJV, “red marble”).
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Porphyry'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/porphyry.html. 1991.