Lectionary Calendar
Monday, February 17th, 2025
the Sixth Week after Epiphany
the Sixth Week after Epiphany
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!
Click here to learn more!
Bible Dictionaries
Crystal
Fausset's Bible Dictionary
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
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). Κerach , literally, ice, the ancients believing rock crystal to be ice intensely congealed. In Ezekiel 1:22, "the likeness of the firmament was as the terrible (rather Splendid, dazzling) crystal" (Revelation 4:6; Revelation 21:11).
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Crystal'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/c/crystal.html. 1949.
Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Crystal'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/fbd/c/crystal.html. 1949.
