H7618: שְׁבוּ
shᵉbûw · pronounced sheb-oo' · “agate”
Definition
a gem (from its sparkle), probably the agate
KJV translates it as: agate.
Word origin: 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;
Extended definition
1) a precious stone (in the high priest's breastplate)
1a) probably an agate
1a) probably an agate
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H7618 is translated
- an agate ×2
Bible verses with H7618 (shᵉbûw)
Shᵉbûw appears in 2 verses.
- Exodus 28:19
And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.
- Exodus 39:12
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.