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(a precious stone) perhaps agate Original Word: שְׁבוֹTransliteration: shebo Phonetic Spelling: (sheb-oo') Short Definition: agate
of uncertain derivation Definition (a precious stone) perhaps agate NASB Word Usage agate (2). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
From an unused root (probably identical with that of shabah through the idea of subdivision into flashes or streamers (compare shabiyb) meaning to flame; a gem (from its sparkle), probably the agate -- agate. see HEBREW shabiyb
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