קרח. This word is translated “crystal” in Ezek. i, 22; and
“frost,” Gen. xxxi, 40; Job xxxvii, 10; Jeremiah xxxvi, 30; and “ice,”
Job vi, 16; xxxviii, 29; Psalm cxlvii, 17; κρυϛαλλος, Rev. iv, 6; xxii,
1. Crystal is supposed to have its name from its resemblance to ice. The
Greek word, κρύϛαλλος, is formed from κρύος, _ice_, and ϛαλάσσομαι, _to
concrete_. The word, זכוכית, is translated _crystal_, in Job xxviii, 17.
Dr. Good observes, “We are not certain of the exact signification,
farther than that it denotes some perfectly transparent and hyaline
gem.”
“frost,” Gen. xxxi, 40; Job xxxvii, 10; Jeremiah xxxvi, 30; and “ice,”
Job vi, 16; xxxviii, 29; Psalm cxlvii, 17; κρυϛαλλος, Rev. iv, 6; xxii,
1. Crystal is supposed to have its name from its resemblance to ice. The
Greek word, κρύϛαλλος, is formed from κρύος, _ice_, and ϛαλάσσομαι, _to
concrete_. The word, זכוכית, is translated _crystal_, in Job xxviii, 17.
Dr. Good observes, “We are not certain of the exact signification,
farther than that it denotes some perfectly transparent and hyaline
gem.”