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ber·yl
/ˈbɛrəl/
綠玉石,綠寶石
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ber·yl
n.
Min.
A
mineral
of
great
hardness
,
and
,
when
transparent
,
of
much
beauty
.
It
occurs
in
hexagonal
prisms
,
commonly
of
a
green
or
bluish
green
color
,
but
also
yellow
,
pink
,
and
white
.
It
is
a
silicate
of
aluminum
and
beryllium
.
The
aquamarine
is
a
transparent
,
sea-green
variety
used
as
a
gem
.
The
emerald
is
another
variety
highly
prized
in
jewelry
,
and
distinguished
by
its
deep
color
,
which
is
probably
due
to
the
presence
of
a
little
oxide
of
chromium
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
beryl
n
:
the
chief
source
of
beryllium
;
colored
transparent
varieties
are
valued
as
gems
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Beryl
the
rendering
in
the
Authorized
Version
of
the
Hebrew
word
_tarshish_,
a
precious
stone
;
probably
so
called
as
being
brought
from
Tarshish
.
It
was
one
of
the
stones
on
the
breastplate
of
the
high
priest
(
Ex
. 28:20; R.V.
marg
.,
"
chalcedony
;" 39:13).
The
colour
of
the
wheels
in
Ezekiel's
vision
was
as
the
colour
of
a
beryl
stone
(1:16; 10:9; R.V.,
"
stone
of
Tarshish
").
It
is
mentioned
in
Cant
. 5:14;
Dan
. 10:6;
Rev
. 21:20.
In
Ezek
. 28:13
the
LXX
.
render
the
word
by
"
chrysolite
,"
which
the
Jewish
historian
Josephus
regards
as
its
proper
translation
.
This
also
is
the
rendering
given
in
the
Authorized
Version
in
the
margin
.
That
was
a
gold-coloured
gem
,
the
topaz
of
ancient
authors
.
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