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Strong's G5192 ὑάκινθος (hyakinthos)

Hyakinthos means “jacinth” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H5192 — netel (“weighty”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G5192
Language Greek
Linked Usages 35
Books 8

Strong's G5192 Quick Answer

Strong's G5192 ὑάκινθος (huakinthos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. huakinthos (hoo-ak'-in-thos) n. 1. the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon [of uncertain derivation] It has 35 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include jacinth. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
huakinthos (hoo-ak'-in-thos) n. 1. the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon [of uncertain derivation]
Usage
35 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
jacinth

Meaning and Definition

huakinthos (hoo-ak'-in-thos) n. 1. the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon [of uncertain derivation] KJV: jacinth

Original Word
ὑάκινθος
Transliteration
huakinthos
Morphology
noun

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G5192. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

hyacinth

Usage: ὑακίνθος, -ου, ό [in LXX chiefly for תְּכֵלֶת ;] hyacinth; __(a) in cl., a flower, prob. the dark blue iris; __(b) in late writers, a precious stone of the same colour, perhaps the sapphire: Rev.21:20 (Phil., FlJ, al.).† (AS)

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How Strong's G5192 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render huakinthos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

How Strong's G5192 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and New Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 32 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G5192 (ὑάκινθος) appears 34 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G5192 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G5192 in the New Testament

1 indexed usage in New Testament.

Revelation 21:20 KJV

The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

Strong's G5192 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

32 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 25:4 Septuagint / Brenton

and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats’ hair,

Exodus 26:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make the tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and scarlet spun with cherubs; thou shalt make them with work of a weaver.

Exodus 26:31 Septuagint / Brenton

And thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet woven, and fine linen spun: thou shalt make it cherubs in woven work.

Strong's G5192 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

2 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Maccabees 4:23 Septuagint / Brenton

Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.

Wisdom of Sirach 45:10 Septuagint / Brenton

With a holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, And purple, the work of the embroiderer, With a breastplate of judgment, with the revealers of truth;

Usage Excerpts

First 35 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G5192.

Exodus 25:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and blue, and purple, and double scarlet, and fine spun linen, and goats’ hair,
Exodus 26:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make the tabernacle, ten curtains of fine linen spun, and blue and purple, and scarlet spun with cherubs; thou shalt make them with work of a weaver.
Exodus 26:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make a veil of blue and purple and scarlet woven, and fine linen spun: thou shalt make it cherubs in woven work.
Exodus 26:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make a screen for the door of the tabernacle of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet and fine linen spun, the work of the embroiderer.
Exodus 27:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And a veil for the door of the court, the height of it of twenty cubits of blue linen, and of purple, and spun scarlet, and of fine linen spun with the art of the embroiderer; their pillars four, and their sockets four.
Exodus 28:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the purple, and the scarlet, and the fine linen.
Exodus 28:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woven work of the shoulder pieces which is upon it, shall be of one piece according to the work, of pure gold and blue and purple, and spun scarlet and fine twined linen.
Exodus 28:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt make the oracle of judgment, the work of the embroiderer: in keeping with the ephod, thou shalt make it of gold, and blue and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen spun.
Exodus 28:33 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And beneath upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, round about the hem thereof; and bells of gold between them round about:
Exodus 28:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be.
Exodus 31:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and to frame works, to labor in gold, and silver, and brass, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet,
Exodus 35:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
blue, purple, double scarlet spun, and fine linen spun, and goats’ hair,
Exodus 35:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
articles, the blue, and purple, and scarlet and fine linen.
Exodus 36:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made the ephod of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.
Exodus 36:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the plates were divided, the threads of gold, so as to interweave with the blue and purple, and with the spun scarlet, and the fine linen twined, they made it a woven work;
Exodus 36:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They made it of the same material according to the making of it, of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, as the Lord commanded Moses;
Exodus 36:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the oracle, a work woven with embroidery, according to the work of the ephod, of gold, and blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.
Exodus 36:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he fastened the oracle by the rings that were on it to the rings of the ephod, which were fastened with a string of blue, joined together with the woven work of the ephod; that the oracle should not be loosed from the ephod, as the Lord commanded Moses.
Exodus 36:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made on the border of the tunic below pomegranates as of a flowering pomegranate tree, of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined.
Exodus 36:36 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and their girdles of fine linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet spun, the work of an embroiderer, according as the Lord commanded Moses.
Exodus 37:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the veil of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, the woven work with cherubs.
Exodus 37:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they made the veil of the door of the tabernacle of witness of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined, woven work with cherubs,
Exodus 37:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and the veil of the gate of the court, the work of an embroiderer of blue, and purple, and spun scarlet, and fine linen twined; the length of twenty cubits, and the height and the breadth of five cubits, made equal to the curtains of the court;
Exodus 39:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And of the gold that remained of the offering they made vessels to minister with before the Lord.
2 Chronicles 2:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now send me a man wise and skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and in scarlet, and in blue, and one that knows how to grave together with the craftsmen who are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, which materials my father David prepared.
2 Chronicles 2:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
(his mother was of the daughters of Dan, and his father was a Tyrian), skilled to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in stones and wood; and to weave with purple, and blue, and fine linen, and scarlet; and to engrave, and to understand every device, whatsoever thou shalt give him to do with thy craftsmen, and the craftsmen of my lord David thy father.
2 Chronicles 3:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and wove cherubs in it.
Isaiah 3:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and those made of fine linen, and the purple ones, and the scarlet ones, and the fine linen, interwoven with gold and purple, and the light coverings for couches.
Jeremiah 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
brought from Tarshish, gold will come from Uphaz, and the work of goldsmiths: they are all the works of craftsmen, they will clothe themselves with blue and scarlet. of themselves. Fear them not; for they cannot do any evil, and there is no good in them.
Ezekiel 16:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I clothed thee with embroidered garments, and clothed thee beneath with purple, and girded thee with fine linen, and clothed thee with silk,
Ezekiel 27:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Fine linen with embroidery from Egypt supplied thy couch, to put honor upon thee, and to clothe thee with blue and purple from the isles of Elishah; and they became thy coverings.
Ezekiel 27:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
bringing for merchandise blue, and choice stores bound with cords, and cypress wood.
Revelation 21:20 New Testament, KJV
The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
1 Maccabees 4:23 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, where they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches.
Wisdom of Sirach 45:10 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
With a holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, And purple, the work of the embroiderer, With a breastplate of judgment, with the revealers of truth;

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G5192, grouped by book.

Exodus 24 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Revelation 1 usage, New Testament
1 Maccabees 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G5192 FAQ

What does hyakinthos (ὑάκινθος) mean?

Hyakinthos (Strong's G5192) is a Greek word most simply glossed "jacinth". huakinthos (hoo-ak'-in-thos) n. 1. the "hyacinth" or "jacinth", i.e. some gem of a deep blue color, probably the zirkon [of uncertain derivation]

How many times is hyakinthos (ὑάκινθος) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 35 linked usages for Strong's G5192 across 8 books.

Where can I study hyakinthos (ὑάκινθος) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G5192 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate hyakinthos (ὑάκινθος)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as jacinth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G5192 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 32 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 2 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G5192, with linked reader references where each row is available.