Reference: Crystal
American
The same Hebrew word is rendered by our translators, crystal, Eze 1:22; frost, Ge 31:40; and ice, Job 6:16. The word primarily denotes ice; and the name is given to a perfectly transparent and glass-like gem, from its resemblance, Job 28:17; Re 4:6; 21:11.
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This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.
Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;
Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
Easton
(Eze 1:22, with the epithet "terrible," as dazzling the spectators with its brightness). The word occurs in Re 4:6; 21:11; 22:1. It is a stone of the flint order, the most refined kind of quartz. The Greek word here used means also literally "ice." The ancients regarded the crystal as only pure water congealed into extreme hardness by great length of time.
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And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,
Fausets
zekukith, from zaakak, "to be pure." Job 28:17; "the gold and the crystal cannot equal wisdom." Glass is meant, some costly goblet composed of glass and gold, such as Wilkinson says the Egyptians made (Ancient Egyptians 2:61). Kerach, literally, ice, the ancients believing rock crystal to be ice intensely congealed. In Eze 1:22, "the likeness of the firmament was as the terrible (rather Splendid, dazzling) crystal" (Re 4:6; 21:11).
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Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
Having the glory of God: and her light was like a stone of great price, a jasper stone, clear as glass:
Hastings
Morish
1. zekukith, Job 28:17: probably glass highly ornamented, such as was made in Egypt: it is here classed with gold; but wisdom, the gift of God, far exceeds such things in value.
2. qerach, ice, and so frequently translated. The firmament over the living creature was "as the colour of the terrible crystal." Eze 1:22.
3. ?????????? John saw a sea of glass like unto crystal, Re 4:6; the water of life and the jasper stone were seen 'clear as crystal.' Re 22:1. The ancient glass may have been 'clear' in the sense of not having spots and blemishes, without its being wholly transparent.
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Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,
Smith
Crystal,
the representative in the Authorized Version of two Hebrew words.
1. Zecucith occurs only in
where "glass" probably is intended.
2. kerach occurs in numerous passages in the Old Testament to denote "ice," "frost," etc.; but once only
as is generally understood, to signify "crystal." The ancients supposed rock-crystal to be merely ice congealed by intense cold. The similarity of appearance between ice and crystal caused no doubt the identity of the terms to express these substances. The Greek word occurs in
It may mean either "ice" or "crystal."
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Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were gone; and there was no more sea.
Watsons
CRYSTAL, ???. This word is translated "crystal" in Eze 1:22; and "frost," Ge 31:40; Job 37:10; Jer 36:30; and "ice," Job 6:16; 38:29; Ps 147:17; ??????????, Re 4:6; 22:1. Crystal is supposed to have its name from its resemblance to ice. The Greek word, ??????????, is formed from ?????, ice, and ???????????, to concrete. The word, ??????, is translated crystal, in Job 28:17. Dr. Good observes, "We are not certain of the exact signification, farther than that it denotes some perfectly transparent and hyaline gem."
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This was my condition, wasted by heat in the day and by the bitter cold at night; and sleep went from my eyes.
Which are dark because of the ice, and the snow falling into them;
Gold and glass are not equal to it in price, and it may not be exchanged for jewels of the best gold.
By the breath of God ice is made, and the wide waters are shut in.
Out of whose body came the ice? and who gave birth to the cold mist of heaven?
He sends down ice like raindrops: water is made hard by his cold.
For this reason the Lord has said of Jehoiakim, king of Judah, He will have no son to take his place on the seat of David: his dead body will be put out to undergo the heat of the day and the cold of the night.
And over the heads of the living beings there was the form of an arch, looking like ice, stretched out over their heads on high.
And before the high seat there was, as it seemed, a clear sea of glass; and in the middle of the high seat, and round about it, four beasts full of eyes round about.
And I saw a river of water of life, clear as glass, coming out of the high seat of God and of the Lamb,