King James Bible
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STRONGS NUMBER H688
Transliteration: eqdach
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dawkh')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a fiery glow, sparkle
Meaning: burning, a carbuncle, other fiery gem
Word Summary
eqdach: a fiery glow, sparkle
Original Word: אֶקְדָּחTransliteration: eqdach
Phonetic Spelling: (ek-dawkh')
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a fiery glow, sparkle
Meaning: burning, a carbuncle, other fiery gem
Strong's Concordance
carbuncle From qiddah; burning, i.e. A carbuncle or other fiery gem -- carbuncle.
see HEBREW qiddah
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H688. eqdach
אֶקְדָּח noun [masculine] perhaps fiery glow, sparkle; אֶקְדָּֽת אַבְנֵי Isaiah 54:12 i.e. carbuncles (?); — ᵐ5 λίθους κρυστάλλου, ᵑ9 lapides sculptos Aq Theod Sym.
קדם (√ of following; be before, in front, compare Assyrian ‡udmu front, former time; Arabic precede (so Ethiopic ), IV, see be bold and foremost in attack (קָדַם
1a); Sabean קדם begin HomChreat, 126, march forth, advance, CISiv, No 79, 1. 9 SabDenkmNo. 9, 1.2.4.6.7.8.9, קדמ(הוׅ front CISiv, No. 276, 1.2; Phoenician כקדם as formerly (?); Old Aramaic קדם before, so Palmyrene, Nabataean; Biblical Aramaic, קֳדָם ᵑ7 before; Syriac precede; Late Hebrew קָדַם be in front).