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In the O.T. the word thus translated is nophek, but it is uncertain to which of the precious stones this refers. Some think it is the carbuncle. Ex. 28: 18; Ex. 39: 11; Ezek. 27: 16; Ezek. 28: 13. In the
N.T. it is σμάραγδος, which signifies 'live coal,' and is supposed to refer to some stone with prismatic crystals. Rev. 4: 3; Rev. 21: 19.