Exodus 39:12

Overview - Exodus 39
1	The cloths of service and holy garments.
2	The ephod.
8	The breast-plate.
22	The robe of the ephod.
27	The coats, mitre, and girdle of fine linen.
30	The plate of the holy crown.
32	All is finished, reviewed, and approved by Moses.

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Exodus 39:12 (King James Version)
And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.

a ligure: {Leshem,} the ligure, the same as the jacinth, or hyacinth, a precious stone of a deep red, with a considerable tinge of yellow. Theophrastus and Pliny say it resembles the carbuncle, of a brightness sparkling like fire.
an agate: {Shevo,} the agate, a semi-pellucid compound gem, formed of different simple minerals, as chalcedony, cornelian, jasper. horn-stone, quartz, amethyst, opal, etc.; joined irregularly or in layers. It is of a white, reddish, yellowish, or greenish ground; and so variously figured in its substance as to represent plants, trees, animals, and other objects.
an amethyst: {Achlamah,} an amethyst, a transparent gem, composed of a strong blue and deep red; and according as either prevails, affording different tinges of purple, sometimes approaching to violet, and sometimes even fading to a pale rose colour.