Jacinth ©WikiC
Purple Finch-male.photo-MoDept Conservation
“The foundations of the wall of the city were adorned with all kinds of precious stones: the first foundation was jasper, …. the fifth sardonyx, the sixth sardius, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, and the twelfth amethyst.” (Revelation 21:19a-20 NKJV)
Jacinth from Pakistan ©WikiC
Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus) ©Arthur Grosset
Jacinth. Today this stone is a transparent zircon, usually red or reddish-brown. The one John saw was blue or shining violet in color. [NKJV MacArthur Study Bible]
Jacinth from Pakistan ©WikiC
Red Pileated Finch (Coryphospingus cucullatus) ©WikiC
Jacinth – The word υακινθος, signifies hyacinth, and this, as a colour, is a deep purple. In Rev_9:17the horsemen had breastplates of fire, jacinth, and brimstone, which seem to imply flashes of coloured light. In Rev_21:20 the jacinth garnishes the eleventh foundation of the heavenly Jerusalem. It is supposed by some to be the same as the ligure. The Greek word occurs in the LXX in Ex 25:4 26:1 , &c., but is translated ‘blue.’ [Concise Bible Dictionary]
Hyacinth Macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) by Lee
Jacinth. A precious stone, forming one of the foundations of the walls of the new Jerusalem. Rev_21:20. Called hyacinth, in the Revised Version. This is simply a different English rendering of the same Greek original. It is probably identical with the lighure of Exo_28:19.
The jacinth or hyacinth is a red variety of zircon, which is found in square prisms of a white, gray, red, reddish-brown, yellow or pale-green color. The expression in Rev_9:17, “of jacinth,” is descriptive simply of a dark-purple color. [Smith Bible Dictionary]
Purple Glossy Starling of Tanzania aka Purple Starling
Jacinth Properly a flower of a reddish blue or deep purple (hyacinth), and hence a precious stone of that colour… (Rev_21:20). [Easton Bible Dictionary]
Reddish Egret in a rural Pondshore at Summer Rekefest
Jacinth (Gr.: huakinthi)—its color is violet. It is the color of the hyacinth. Pliny gives the color as violet. [J. Vernon McGee]
Other Articles In This Series:
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Introduction
- Previous Post About Precious Stones
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Foundation Stones
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Jasper
- Heavens New Jerusalem and Birds – Sapphire
- Heavens New Jerusalem and Birds – Chalcedony
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Emerald
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Colors
- How Are We Reflecting God’s Light?
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardonyx
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Sardius
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chrysolite
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Beryl
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Topaz
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Chrysoprase
- Heaven’s New Jerusalem and Birds – Jacinth
In November 1963, an undersea volcano close to Iceland began to erupt. Emerging lava caused the sea to boil and steam. Gradually, the volcano began to appear above the waves. The eruption continued for three and a half years, causing a new island to emerge, one square mile in area and elevations of 560 feet above the surf. Of course, in the half century since the birth of this new island, erosion has reduced it somewhat – to a mere 506 feet above the sea and an area of only 0.54 square miles.
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