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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 6357. פִּטְדָה (pitdah) -- Topaz</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/6357.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/exodus/28-17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/6357.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 6357</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/6356.htm" title="6356">◄</a> 6357. pitdah <a href="../hebrew/6358.htm" title="6358">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">pitdah: Topaz</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">פִטְדָה</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pitdah<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pit-daw'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pit-daw')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Topaz<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a gem, the topaz<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Of foreign origin<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance for "pitdah," the Greek word "τοπάζιον" (topazion) in the Septuagint is used to translate the Hebrew "pitdah."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "pitdah" refers to a precious gemstone, commonly identified as topaz. In the context of the Bible, it is often associated with beauty, value, and divine craftsmanship. The term is used to describe one of the stones set in the High Priest's breastplate, symbolizing one of the twelve tribes of Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, gemstones like topaz were highly prized for their beauty and rarity. They were often used in jewelry and religious artifacts. The breastplate of the High Priest, which included the pitdah, was a significant religious garment in ancient Israel, representing the twelve tribes and serving as a means of divine communication.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>probably of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>(a precious stone) perhaps topaz<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>topaz (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">מִּטְדָה</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> (<font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>masculine</b></font> according to Albr<sup>ZAW xvi (1896), 108</sup>) <font size="+1"><b>topaz</b></font> or <font size="+1"><b>chrysolite</b></font> (according to <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">τοπάζιον</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ9</font> <em>topazius</em>, etc.; probably foreign word, compare Sanskrit <i><em>pîta</em></i> (properly <em>yellow</em>)); — named with other precious stones <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-17.htm">Exodus 28:17</a> = <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-10.htm">Exodus 39:10</a>; construct <font class="hebrew2">מִּטְדַתכּֿוּשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/job/28-19.htm">Job 28:19</a>. — See Plin<sup>NH xxxvii. 8 -32</sup>, Houghton in Sm<sup>DB, Topaz</sup> Ri<sup>HWB, Edelstein</sup>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>topaz <p>Of foreign derivation; a gem, probably the topaz -- topaz. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>פִּטְדַת־ פִּטְדָ֞ה פִּטְדָה֙ פטדה פטדת־ piṭ·ḏāh piṭ·ḏaṯ- pitDah piṭḏāh pitdat piṭḏaṯ-<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם <b> פִּטְדָה֙ </b> וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of ruby, <span class="itali">topaz</span> and emerald;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [shall be] a sardius, <span class="itali">a topaz,</span> and a carbuncle:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> row of ruby <span class="itali">topaz</span> and emerald a row<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">ט֗וּר אֹ֤דֶם <b> פִּטְדָה֙ </b> וּבָרֶ֔קֶת הַטּ֖וּר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of ruby, <span class="itali">topaz,</span> and emerald;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [was] a sardius, <span class="itali">a topaz,</span> and a carbuncle:<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> row of ruby <span class="itali">topaz</span> and emerald a row<p><b><a href="/text/job/28-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 28:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹֽא־ יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה <b> פִּטְדַת־ </b> כּ֑וּשׁ בְּכֶ֥תֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">The topaz</span> of Ethiopia cannot<br><a href="/kjvs/job/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">The topaz</span> of Ethiopia shall not equal<br><a href="/interlinear/job/28-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> cannot equal <span class="itali">the topaz</span> of Ethiopia gold<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 28:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מְסֻכָתֶ֙ךָ֙ אֹ֣דֶם <b> פִּטְדָ֞ה </b> וְיָהֲלֹ֗ם תַּרְשִׁ֥ישׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The ruby, <span class="itali">the topaz</span> and the diamond;<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the sardius, <span class="itali">topaz,</span> and the diamond,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was your covering the ruby <span class="itali">the topaz</span> and the diamond the beryl<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6357.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6357.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6357<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/pitdah_6357.htm">piṭ·ḏāh — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/pitdat_6357.htm">piṭ·ḏaṯ- — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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