בָּרֶקֶת (bāreqet) is a Hebrew noun meaning gem. It appears 3 times in 2 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H1304).

Also rendered

• emerald

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 287c)

Root family 287: בָּרַק bāraq — cast forth (lightning)

• בָּרַק bārāq — flash
• בָּרָק bārāq — Barak
• בַּרְקָנִים barqānîm — briers
• בָּרַק bāraq — flash

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