נֹפֶךְ
nofech · precious stone
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H5306 · appears 4 times in the Bible
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nofech (נֹפֶךְ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “precious stone”.
A precious stone whose exact identity is uncertain, perhaps a ruby or a garnet.
How to say it
no·fech
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A bluish-green gem, of uncertain identity.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Exodus 28:18
the second row, turquoise, sapphire, and diamond;
- Exodus 39:11
and the second row, turquoise, sapphire, and diamond;
- Ezekiel 27:16
Aram was your merchant because of the abundance of your works; with turquoise, purple, embroidery, fine linen, coral, and ruby they paid for your wares.
- Ezekiel 28:13
In Eden, the garden of Elohim, you were; every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and diamond, chrysolite, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald, and gold; the work of your tambourines and of your settings was in you; on the day you were created they were prepared.