Agate
H7618
Hebrew
UBS
שְׁבוּ
shᵉbûwsheb-oo'
Noun Feminine
Definition
= (semi-)precious stone with various curved layers of different colors; ◄ possibly variety of chalcedony: agate
Semantic Domains
Gemstones
Etymology
from an unused root (probably identical with that of H7617 (שָׁבָה) through the idea of subdivision into flashes or streamers (compare H7632 (שָׁבִיב)) meaning to flame;
KJV Translations
agate
Occurrences2
Frequency Rank#4663