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chrysolite

Meaning of “chrysolite”

A precious stone named as the seventh foundation of New Jerusalem.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesBullokar 1616Webster 1828
1 occurrence1 verse1 bookKJV PCE

First occurrence: Revelation 21:20

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The KJV occurrence

KJV PCE
Revelation 21:20
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Revelation 21:20 · retained source text

The fift Sardonix, the sixt Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleuenth a Iacinct, the twelfth an Amethyst.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A stone of the colour of Gold, which shineth brightest in the morning, and receives harm if it be held too nere the fire.

paragraph 730

A mineral, called by Hauy and Brongniart, peridote and by Jameson, prismatic chrysolite Its prevailing color is some shade of green. It is harder than glass, but less hard than quartz; often transparent, sometimes only translucent. It occurs sometimes in crystals, sometimes in small amorphous masses or grains, and sometimes in rolled pieces.

volume 1, leaf 392, column 3 (entry starts at OCR line 206)