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# carnelian

noun

«carnelian» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

It was the first stone, in the first row, of the High Priest's breastplate.

**Interpretation.** Tradition says each of the twelve stones stood for one tribe. Carnelian is usually linked with Reuben, the firstborn.

### Meaning

A reddish-orange precious stone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carnelian/#m1)

### Examples

- And they set in it four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd was the first row. (Torah EXO.39.10, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carnelian/#x1)
- And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd shall be the first row; (Torah EXO.28.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carnelian/#x2)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «carnelian» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carnelian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«carnelian» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/carnelian.html) on Mova free.