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RUBY

Rubies were unknown in the ancient Near East. Some translations use “ruby” when Hebrew suggests a prized red-colored stone. Heb. kaḏkōḏ (NAB, NIV, NJB, NKJV, NRSV “ruby”) is a product from Syria (or Edom), traded for Tyre’s merchandise (Ezek. 27:16). The battlements of an idealized Zion are of kaḏkōḏ (Isa. 54:12). Heb. pĕnînîm (NJPSV, NIV, NKJV “rubies”) designates gems of great value (Job 28:18; Prov. 3:15; 8:11; 31:10). The NIV renders “ruby” for ʾōḏem, an engraved stone on the high priest’s breastpiece (Exod. 28:17; 39:10) and a stone adorning the king of Tyre (Ezek. 28:13). Some translations read “agate,” “amber,” “carnelian,” “coral,” “garnet,” “jasper,” “pearl,” or “sardius” for these terms.

Joseph E. Jensen






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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