

Emerald
Heb. nophek (Ex. 28:18; 39:11); i.e., the "glowing stone", probably the
carbuncle, a precious stone in the breastplate of the high priest. It is
mentioned (Rev. 21:19) as one of the foundations of the New Jerusalem. The name
given to this stone in the New Testament Greek is smaragdos, which means "live
coal."
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n. pl. de·i·ties
Deity
n : any supernatural being worshipped as controlling
some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is
the personification of a force [syn: divinity, god, immortal]