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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I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.
Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
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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Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life -- water as clear as crystal -- pouring out from the throne 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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Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
The city possesses the glory of God; its brilliance is like a precious jewel, like a stone of crystal-clear jasper.
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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Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life -- water as clear as crystal -- pouring out from the throne 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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Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and earth had ceased to exist, and the sea existed no more.
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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I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and by piercing cold at night, and I went without sleep.
Neither gold nor crystal can be compared with it, nor can a vase of gold match its worth.
The breath of God produces ice, and the breadth of the waters freeze solid.
From whose womb does the ice emerge, and the frost from the sky, who gives birth to it,
He throws his hailstones like crumbs. Who can withstand the cold wind he sends?
So the Lord says concerning King Jehoiakim of Judah, "None of his line will occupy the throne of David. His dead body will be thrown out to be exposed to scorching heat by day and frost by night.
Over the heads of the living beings was something like a platform, glittering awesomely like ice, stretched out over their heads.
and in front of the throne was something like a sea of glass, like crystal. In the middle of the throne and around the throne were four living creatures full of eyes in front and in back.
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life -- water as clear as crystal -- pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb,