H1378 H1378
and crystal - transparent precious stone or rock crystal, valued for clarity and beauty
This term denotes crystal, likely rock crystal (clear quartz), valued in the ancient world for its transparency and beauty. Related to Greek κρύσταλλος and Arabic/Assyrian terms for gypsum or crystalline substances, it appears in Job's meditation on wisdom's incomparable value. Crystal represented wealth and beauty—clearer and more perfect than common stone. Job pairs it with coral among precious materials that pale in comparison to wisdom's worth.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Job 28:18 declares, 'Coral and crystal are not worthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.' The context catalogs precious stones and metals, all inadequate to purchase wisdom. Spanish 'y-cristal' and English 'and-crystal' preserve the coordinating conjunction, showing this as part of Job's comprehensive list of valuables. French and German bracket the Hebrew, perhaps acknowledging lexicographical uncertainty about the precise mineral referent. 1×
AR["وَ-البَلّورُ"]·ben["এবং-স্ফটিক"]·DE["[וגביש]"]·EN["and-crystal"]·FR["et-וגביש"]·heb["ו-גביש"]·HI["और-स्फटिक"]·ID["dan-kristal"]·IT["e-e-crystal"]·jav["lan-kristal"]·KO["그리고-수정"]·PT["e-cristal"]·RU["и-хрусталь"]·ES["y-cristal"]·SW["na-fuwele"]·TR["ve-kristal"]·urd["اور-بلور"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† גָּבִישׁ n.m. crystal (cf. אֶלְגָּבִישׁ hail—on relation of meanings cf. Gk. κρύσταλλος, & Ethiopic usage of እብነ በረድ DiLex. Aeth. 759—Arabic جِبْسٌ gypsum, Assyrian gibšu, mass, abundance, COTGloss)—רָאמוֹת וְגָבִישׁ Jb 28:18 coral and crystal.