Sardonyx
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Easton's 1897
(Rev. 21:20), a species of the carnelian combining the sard and the onyx, having three layers of opaque spots or stripes on a transparent red basis. Like the sardine, it is a variety of the chalcedony.
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain
Smith's 1863
a name compounded of sard and onyx , two precious stones, varieties of chalcedony or agate. The sardonyx combines the qualities of both, whence its name. It is mentioned only in (Revelation 21:20) The sardonyx consists of "a white opaque layer, superimposed upon a red transparent stratum of the true red sard." It is, like the sard, merely a variety of agate, and is frequently employed by engravers for signet-rings.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · public domain
ISBE 1915
sar'-do-niks.
See STONES, PRECIOUS.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain
In Scripture
1 reference found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible
Sources
- Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Public domain
- Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863) · Public domain
- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · Public domain