Midvash

נֹפֶךְnôphek

shining; a gem, probably the garnet

Pronunciation: no'-fek · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5306

Meanings

a precious stone which Tyre gained by trade, in high priest's breastplate, Perhaps = ruby or carbuncle (Ezekiel 27:16; Ezekiel 28:13; Exodus 28:18; Exodus 39:11)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 28:18 The second row will contain a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.
  • Exodus 39:11 The second row contained a turquoise, a blue lapis lazuli, and a white moonstone.
  • Ezekiel 27:16 “Syria sent merchants to buy your rich variety of goods. They traded turquoise, purple dyes, embroidery, fine linen, and jewelry of coral and rubies.
  • Ezekiel 28:13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Your clothing was adorned with every precious stone— red carnelian, pale-green peridot, white moonstone, blue-green beryl, onyx, green jasper, blue lapis lazuli, turquoise, and emerald— all beautifully crafted for you and set in the finest gold. They were given to you on the day you were created.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).