Easton's Bible Dictionary (Hebrews leshem) occurs only in Exodus 28:19 and 39:12, as the name of a stone in the third row on the high priest's breastplate. Some have supposed that this stone was the same as the jacinth (q.v.), others that it was the opal. There is now no mineral bearing this name. The "ligurite" is so named from Liguria in Italy, where it was found. Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A kind of precious stone. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia LIGURE lig'-ur (Exodus 28:19; Exodus 39:12 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "jacinth"). See STONES, PRECIOUS.

Multi-Version Concordance Ligure (2 Occurrences) Exodus 28:19 And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (KJV WBS) Exodus 39:12 And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (KJV WBS)