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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 Greek: 969. βήρυλλος (bérullos) -- Beryl</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/969.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/acts/28-2.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/greek/969.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_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 969</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="../greek/968.htm" title="968">◄</a> 969. bérullos <a href="../greek/970.htm" title="970">►</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">bérullos: Beryl</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">βήρυλλος</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>bérullos<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>BAY-roo-los<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(bay'-rool-los)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Beryl<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a beryl, a precious stone of various colors, the best known being sea-green.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from a Semitic origin, possibly related to the Hebrew word בָּרֶקֶת (bareqet).<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - H954 בָּרֶקֶת (bareqet): Refers to a precious stone, often translated as "emerald" or "beryl" in the context of the high priest's breastplate (Exodus 28:20).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "bérullos" refers to a precious stone known as beryl. Beryl is a mineral that can be found in various colors, including green, blue, yellow, and pink. In biblical contexts, it is often associated with beauty and value, used metaphorically to describe the splendor and majesty of divine or heavenly visions.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Beryl was highly prized in ancient times for its beauty and rarity. It was used in jewelry and ornamentation, often signifying wealth and status. In biblical literature, precious stones like beryl were used to describe the opulence of the New Jerusalem and the adornment of the high priest's breastplate, symbolizing the glory and holiness of God's presence.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of uncertain origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>beryl<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>beryl (1).<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">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 969: βήρυλλος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">βήρυλλος</span></span>, <span class="greek2">βηρυλλου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="accented">beryl,</span> a precious stone of a pale green color (<span class="abbreviation">Pliny</span>, h. n. 37, 5 (20) (i. e. 37, 79)): <a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-20.htm">Revelation 21:20</a>. (Tobit 13:17; neuter <span class="greek2">βηρύλλιον</span>, equivalent to <span class="hebrew">שֹׁהַם</span>, <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-20.htm">Exodus 28:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/36-20.htm">Exodus 36:20</a> (<BIBLE/CHAPTER_VERSE:Exodus 39:13>)). Cf. <span class="abbreviation">Winer</span>s RWB under the word Edelsteine, 11; (especially <span class="abbreviation">Riehm</span>, HWB, ibid. 3 and 12).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>beryl. <p>Of uncertain derivation; a "beryl" -- beryl. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>βηρύλλιον βηρυλλος βήρυλλος berullos bērullos beryllos bēryllos bḗryllos<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/revelation/21-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Revelation 21:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὁ ὄγδοος <b>βήρυλλος</b> ὁ ἔνατος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/revelation/21.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the eighth, <span class="itali">beryl;</span> the ninth,<br><a href="/kjvs/revelation/21.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the eighth, <span class="itali">beryl;</span> the ninth,<br><a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the eighth <span class="itali">beryl</span> the ninth<p><b><a href="/greek/969.htm">Strong's Greek 969</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_969.htm">1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/be_rullos_969.htm">βήρυλλος — 1 Occ.</a><br><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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/968.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="968"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="968" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/970.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="970"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="970" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>