A precious stone of wine-yellow color, with occasional pale tinges of green or red. It was one of the twelve gems in the high priest’s breastplate, Ex 28:17; 39:10, and was a highly prized product of Cush, or Southern Arabia, Job 28:19; Eze 28:13.
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American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible, American Tract Society, c. 1859, edited by W. W. Rand.