ברקת

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Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *wVrrVḳānt- (“green gemstone”), derived from the root *w-r-ḳ ‘to be yellow/green’ referring generically to any green precious stone, including green jasper.

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Noun

בָּרֶקֶת • (baréket) f

  1. (modern Hebrew) emerald

Synonyms

References

  • “ברקת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • Ayil, Ephraim S. (2024). "Chapter 5 ‮בָּרֶקֶת‬‎ Bāreḳeṯ—Green Jasper". In Identifying the Stones of Classical Hebrew. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004678002_006

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