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Sardonyx
Morrish Bible Dictionary
A precious stone associated with one of the foundations of the holy Jerusalem. Revelation 21:20 . The word does not occur in the A.V. of the O.T. Aquila, in his Greek version, uses it for the onyx in Genesis 2:12 . It is judged to be a variety of chalcedony, or of agate, of various colours, with stripes of a different shade.
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Sardonyx'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​mbd/​s/sardonyx.html. 1897.