Ruby
אֹדֶם · Odem
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Ruby (אֹדֶם) is the stone of the tribe of Reuben 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)
