Topic
Diamond
6 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Exodus 28:18Easton · Smith · Nave One of the jewels in the breastplate
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
- Exodus 39:11Easton · Smith · Nave One of the jewels in the breastplate
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
- Jeremiah 17:1Easton · Smith · Nave One of the jewels in the breastplate
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
- Ezekiel 28:13Smith · Nave One of the jewels in the breastplate
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy…
- Ezekiel 3:9Easton
As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.
- Zechariah 7:12Easton
Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which the LORD of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from the LORD of hosts.
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 5 references
(1.) A precious gem (Heb. yahalom’, in allusion to its hardness), otherwise unknown, the sixth, i.e., the third in the second row, in the breastplate of the high priest, with the name of Naphtali engraven on it (Ex. 28:18; 39:11; R.V. marg., “sardonyx.”)
(2.) A precious stone (Heb. shamir’, a sharp point) mentioned in Jer. 17:1. From its hardness it was used for cutting and perforating other minerals. It is rendered “adamant” (q.v.) in Ezek. 3:9, Zech. 7:12. It is the hardest and most valuable of precious stones.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 4 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 0 references
di'-a-mund. See STONES, PRECIOUS.
In the topical indexes
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.