נופך

Hebrew

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Egyptian mfkꜣt (“turquoise”). Doublet of פּוּךְ, probably meaning malachite.

Noun

נופך / נֹפֶךְ • (nófekh) m

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) a kind of gemstone; further details are uncertain.

References

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