Sardine
(, apparently an adjective from , which has the same signification), the name of a gem (Rev 4:3). SEE SARDIUS.
Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Sardine
odem, i.e. “the red stone” (with a yellow shade). Exo 28:17; Exo 39:10; Eze 28:13. Much used by the ancients for seals, as being tough yet easily worked, beautiful, and susceptible of high polish; the best stone for engraving. Josephus (the best authority, being a priest, therefore having often seen the high priest’s breast-plate) calls it the sardonyx, the first stone in the high priest’s breast-plate, in Ant. 3:7, section 5, but the sard or sardine, B.J. 5:5, section 7. Both sardine and sardonyx are varieties of agate. He on the heavenly throne “was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine” (Rev 4:3). As the jasper (or else diamond) represents the divine brightness or holiness, so the red sardine (our cornelian) His fiery wrath; the same union as in Eze 1:4; Eze 8:2; Dan 7:9. Named from Sardis in Lydia, where it was first found. The Hebrew got their high priest’s sardines in Arabia, and from Egypt (Exo 12:35).
Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary
Sardine
Sardine, Rev 4:3, A. V., or Sardius, Exo 28:17. A gem of a blood-red or flesh color, susceptible of a high polish, and also called “sard” or “carnelian.” Its former name it obtains from Sardis, in Asia Minor, where it was first found. This stone has long been a favorite for the engraver’s art.
Fuente: People’s Dictionary of the Bible
Sardine
Sardine. See Sardius.