Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
porphyry
Usage: a costly stone (perhaps porphyry), red marble
Strong's Number
H923
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
1
Books
1
Strong's H923 Quick Answer
Strong's H923 בַּהַט (behat) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. behat (bah'-hat) n-m. 1. white marble or perhaps alabaster [from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten)] It has 1 linked Bible usage across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include white. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- behat (bah'-hat) n-m. 1. white marble or perhaps alabaster [from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten)]
- Usage
- 1 linked usage
- Books
- 1 indexed book
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- white
Meaning and Definition
behat (bah'-hat) n-m. 1. white marble or perhaps alabaster [from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten)] KJV: red (marble).
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H923. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H923 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render behat, 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.
white
Esther 1:6
How Strong's H923 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old 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 Old Testament with 1 linked usage.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H923 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 H923 in the Old Testament
1 indexed usage in Old Testament.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
Usage Excerpts
First 1 linked usage excerpt for Strong's H923.
Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H923, grouped by book.
Esther 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H923 FAQ
What does bahat (בַּהַט) mean?
Strong's H923 is a Hebrew entry for H923 בַּהַט (behat). behat (bah'-hat) n-m. 1. white marble or perhaps alabaster [from an unused root (probably meaning to glisten)]
How many times is bahat (בַּהַט) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 1 linked usage for Strong's H923 across 1 book.
Where can I study bahat (בַּהַט) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H923 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate bahat (בַּהַט)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as white. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.