The Definition of the word Topaz

Topaz

Heb. pitdah (Ezek. 28:13; Rev. 21:20), a golden yellow or green stone brought from Cush or Ethiopia (Job 28:19). It was the second stone in the first row in the breastplate of the high "priest, and had the name of Simeon inscribed on it (Ex. 28:17)." It is probably the chrysolite of the moderns.