Lexicon :: Strong's H923 - bahaṭ

בַּהַט
Transliteration
bahaṭ
Pronunciation
bah'-hat
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (probably meaning to glisten)
Dictionary Aids

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Strong’s Definitions

בַּהַט bahaṭ, bah'-hat; from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten); white marble or perhaps alabaster:—red (marble).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H923 in the following manner: red (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H923 in the following manner: red (1x).

  1. a costly stone (perhaps porphyry), red marble

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
בַּהַט bahaṭ, bah'-hat; from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten); white marble or perhaps alabaster:—red (marble).
STRONGS H923: Abbreviations
† בַּ֫הַט noun [masculine] a costly stone, perhaps porphyry (compare Egyptian behiti, behet, behat BrugschDict. v. 438 DümichenGeschichte 167 f. WendelAltäg. Bau-u. Edelsteine (1888) 77 f.; has σμαραγδίτης), Esther 1:6 עַל וָֿשֵׁשׁ וְדַר וְסֹחָ֑רֶת ִֽֽֽרצֲפַת ב׳ upon a pavement of porphyry and marble, etc.
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