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# carbuncle

«carbuncle» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a dark red precious stone, a round-cut garnet** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (carbuncles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A carbuncle is a dark red precious stone, a round-cut garnet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#m1)

2) A carbuncle is an old word for a painful boil under the skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: A carbuncle is a bright red or fiery precious stone, one of the stones on the high priest's breastplate. Ezekiel also lists carbuncles among the costly goods traded by merchants. Interpretation: In the breastplate each stone stood for one of the twelve tribes. In Isaiah, the gates of carbuncle picture a rebuilt Jerusalem shining with glory. In the primary lessons: in tales a carbuncle is a glowing jewel that lights up a dark room or cave; treasure chests hold carbuncles

### examples

- and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald; (Torah EXO.28.18, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x1)
- And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald. (Torah EXO.39.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x2)
- And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones. (Prophets ISA.54.12, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x3)
- Aram was thy merchant by reason of the multitude of thy wealth; they traded for thy wares with carbuncles, purple, and richly woven work, and fine linen, and coral, and rubies. (Prophets EZK.27.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x4)
- The prince found a glowing carbuncle in the box. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x5)
- The queen's necklace had a carbuncle that shone like torches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x6)
- Pirates loaded diamonds, rubies and carbuncles onto the ship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/#x7)

### note

nothing for maths

### In the corpora

- [and the second row a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.816/)
- [And the second row, a carbuncle, a sapphire, and an emerald.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.1194/)
- [And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1197/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «carbuncle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/carbuncle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.