Difference between revisions of "Hyacinth"
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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60782" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60782" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> HY'ACINTH, n. L. hyacinthus. </p> 1. In botany, a genus of plants, of several species, and a great number of varieties. The oriental hyacinth has a large, purplish, bulbous root, from which spring several narrow erect leaves the flower stalk is upright and succulent, and adorned with many bell-shaped flowers,united in a large pyramidical spike, of different colors in the varieties. 2. In mineralogy, a mineral, a variety of zircon, whose crystals,when distinct, have the form of a four-sided prism, terminated by four rhombic planes,which stand on the lateral edges. Its structure is foliated its luster, strong its fracture, conchoidal. Its prevailing color is a hyacinth red, in which the red is more or less tinged with yellow or brown. It is sometimes transparent, and sometimes only translucent. <p> [[Hyacinth]] is a subspecies of pyramidical zircon. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_128287" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_128287" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a [[Mediterranean]] plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; - called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a [[Mediterranean]] plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; - called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41056" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_41056" /> == | ||
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== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51719" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_51719" /> == | ||
<p> <strong> | <p> <strong> HYACINTH </strong> . Revelation 9:17 RV [Note: Revised Version.]; AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘ <strong> jacinth </strong> .’ See [[Jewels]] and [[Precious]] Stones. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56154" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament <ref name="term_56154" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:55, 13 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
HY'ACINTH, n. L. hyacinthus.
1. In botany, a genus of plants, of several species, and a great number of varieties. The oriental hyacinth has a large, purplish, bulbous root, from which spring several narrow erect leaves the flower stalk is upright and succulent, and adorned with many bell-shaped flowers,united in a large pyramidical spike, of different colors in the varieties. 2. In mineralogy, a mineral, a variety of zircon, whose crystals,when distinct, have the form of a four-sided prism, terminated by four rhombic planes,which stand on the lateral edges. Its structure is foliated its luster, strong its fracture, conchoidal. Its prevailing color is a hyacinth red, in which the red is more or less tinged with yellow or brown. It is sometimes transparent, and sometimes only translucent.
Hyacinth is a subspecies of pyramidical zircon.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) The name also given to Scilla Peruviana, a Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces white, and another blue, flowers; - called also, from a mistake as to its origin, Hyacinth of Peru.
(2): ( n.) A plant of the genus Camassia (C. Farseri), called also Eastern camass; wild hyacinth.
(3): ( n.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem. See Zircon.
(4): ( n.) A bulbous plant of the genus Hyacinthus, bearing beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. H. orientalis is a common variety.
Holman Bible Dictionary [3]
Revelation 9:17 Exodus 28:19 Revelation 9:17 Revelation 21:20 Exodus 28:19 Revelation 21:20
Smith's Bible Dictionary [4]
Hyacinth. Used in the Revised Version for jacinth in Revelation 9:17. It is simply another English spelling of the same Greek word.
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [5]
HYACINTH . Revelation 9:17 RV [Note: Revised Version.]; AV [Note: Authorized Version.] ‘ jacinth .’ See Jewels and Precious Stones.
Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament [6]
See Jacinth.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [7]
hı̄´a sinth ὑάκινθος huákinthos Revelation 9:17 Revelation 21:20
References
- ↑ Hyacinth from King James Dictionary
- ↑ Hyacinth from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Hyacinth from Holman Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hyacinth from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Hyacinth from Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Hyacinth from Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament
- ↑ Hyacinth from International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
