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Pearl

A hard, white, shining body, usually roundish, found in a shell fish resembling an oyster. The oriental pearls have a fine polished gloss, and are tinged with an elegant blush of red. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Historical Reference: Nave’s Topical Bible — Public domain
  • Historical Reference: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • Historical Reference: topics
  • Historical Reference: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary
  • Historical Reference: concordance
  • Historical Reference: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping
  • Historical Reference: STEPBible TBESG (based primarily on Abbott-Smith)
  • Historical Reference: A Greek-English Lexicon to the New Testament
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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1858, G3135, H1378
Hebrew
דַּר · dar
Greek
μαργαρίτης · margaritēs

Strong’s and original-language information

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible lexical data / BDB-Strong mapping

דַּר

H1858
Transliteration
dar
Pronunciation
dar
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

pearl, mother of pearl, pearls, a pearl, [idiom] white.

Lexicon definition

properly, a pearl (from its sheen as rapidly turned)

by analogy, pearl-stone, i.e. mother-of-pearl or alabaster

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μαργαρίτης

G3135
Transliteration
margaritēs
Language
Greek
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
9

Glosses

pearl

Lexicon definition

μαργαρίτης, -ου, ὁ a pearl: Mat.13:45-46, 1Ti.2:9, Rev.17:4 18:12, 16 21:21 (-ῖται, WH); proverbially, Mat.7:6.† (AS)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

גָּבִישׁ

H1378
Transliteration
gâbîysh
Pronunciation
gaw-beesh'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
1

Glosses

pearl.

Lexicon definition

crystal (from its resemblance to ice)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Pearl

(Heb. gabish, Job 28:18; Gr. margarites, Matt. 7:6; 13:46; Rev. 21:21). The pearl oyster is found in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its shell is the "mother of pearl," which is of great value for ornamental purposes (1 Tim. 2:9; Rev. 17:4). Each shell contains eight or ten pearls of various sizes.

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

PEARL

a hard, white, shining body, usually roundish, found in a shell fish resembling an oyster. The oriental pearls have a fine polished gloss, and are tinged with an elegant blush of red. They are esteemed in the east beyond all other jewels.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Pearl

Indexed occurrences: 2

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Strong's Concordance

Pearls

Indexed occurrences: 7

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All Scripture references11 references

Esther 1

Esther 1:6

Job 1

Job 28:18

Proverbs 1

Proverbs 31:10

Matthew 3

Matthew 7:6Matthew 13:45Matthew 13:46

1 Timothy 1

1 Timothy 2:9

Revelation 4

Revelation 17:4Revelation 18:12Revelation 18:16Revelation 21:21

Topical Bible

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Topic

PEARL

Nave’s Topical Bible references for PEARL.

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Dictionary

Pearl

(Heb. gabish, Job 28:18; Gr. margarites, Matt. 7:6; 13:46; Rev. 21:21). The pearl oyster is found in the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its shell is the "mother of pearl," which is of great value for ornamental purposes (1 Tim. 2:9; Rev. 17:4). Each shell contains eight or ten pearls of various sizes.

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Peninnah

pearl; precious stone; the face

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Pinon

pearl; gem; that beholds

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