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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5306 - נֹפֶךְ

Transliteration

nôphek

Phonetics

no'-fek

Origin

from an unused root meaning to glisten

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1391

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

a precious stone in the high priest´s breastplate
1. perhaps an emerald, turquoise, ruby, or carbuncle
jewels imported from Tyre

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 440 ‑ ἄνθραξ (anth'‑rax);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

BSB (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

CSB (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

ESV (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

KJV (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

LEB (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

LSB (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

N95 (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

NAS (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (4)

Exodus 2

Ezekiel 2

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2420) k p n (נפכ NPK) AC: ? CO: ? AB: ?

g^m ) k p f n (נופכ NWPK) - Nophek: An unknown stone. KJV (4): emerald - Strongs: H5306 (נֹפֶךְ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

נֹ֫פֶךְ noun [masculine] a precious stone which Tyre gained by trade Ezekiel 27:16 (where ׳נ doubted by Berthol, queried by Toy: Hpt), compare Ezekiel 28:13 (symbolic of wealth and honour of king of Tyre); in high priest's breastplate Exodus 28:18; Exodus 39:11. Perhaps = ruby or carbuncle ᵐ5 Joseph. ἄνθραξ, ᵑ9 carbunculus, compare Di^Ex Kau^Ex Sgfr^Ezek Co Berthol; ᵑ7 AV emerald.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

נֹפֶךְ m. a kind of gum, but what, it is uncertain (comp. the kindred פּוּךְ) Exodus 28:18, 39:11 Ezekiel 27:16, 28:13. The LXX. render it three times by ἄνθραξ, i.e. carbuncle. I define nothing as to what it is.

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List of Word Forms

בְּ֠נֹפֶךְ בנפך נֹ֔פֶךְ נֹ֥פֶךְ נפך bə·nō·p̄eḵ Benofech bənōp̄eḵ nō·p̄eḵ Nofech nōp̄eḵ