Peridot
פִּטְדָה · Pitdah
Tribe of SimeonStone #2#C9C24A
Olive-greenOlivine gemTribe of Simeon
Peridot (פִּטְדָה) is the stone of the tribe of Simeon in the High Priest's breastplate.
Named in the breastplate
וּמִלֵּאתָ בוֹ מִלֻּאַת אֶבֶן אַרְבָּעָה טוּרִים אָבֶן טוּר אֹדֶם פִּטְדָה וּבָרֶקֶת הַטּוּר הָאֶחָד׃
“And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of carnelian, topaz, and smaragd shall be the first row;”
Exodus 28:17
Hebrew: Masoretic text · English: JPS 1917 (public domain)
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