Revelation 21:19
New Testament • 16 words with Strong's data
"And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;"
Word-by-Word Analysis
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind...
יָקָר
yâqâr
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
רִאשׁוֹן
riʼshôwn
first, in place, time or rank (as adjective or noun)
יָסַד
yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
יָשְׁפֵה
yâshᵉphêh
a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name)
שֵׁנִי
shênîy
properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again
סַפִּיר
çappîyr
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
שְׁלִישִׁי
shᵉlîyshîy
third; feminine athird (part); by extension, a third (day, year or time); specifically, a third-story cell)
χαλκηδών
chalkēdṓn
copper-like, i.e. "chalcedony"
רְבִיעִי
rᵉbîyʻîy
fourth; also (fractionally) a fourth
בָּרֶקֶת
bâreqeth
a gem (as flashing), perhaps the emerald
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשְׁפֵה yâshᵉphêh
a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name)
Study H3471 →סַפִּיר çappîyr
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
Study H5601 →יָסַד yâçad
to set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e. settle, consult
Study H3245 →Welcome to LOGOS Study
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