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'''Hyacinth''' or '''jacinth''' is a yellow-red to red-brown variety of zircon used as a gemstone.

==Religious significance==
The stone features prominently in the lore of both [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]].

It is the gemstone of [[Adnachiel]], the [[Archangels of the Zodiac|archangel]] who rules over the [[zodiac]] sign of [[Sagittarius]].

==Biblical references==
In the [[Bible|Old Testament]] passage Exodus 28:19, one of the precious stones set into the ''hoshen'' (the breastplate worn by the High Priest of Israel) is called, in Hebrew, ''leshem'', which is often translated into English as "jacinth." The true identity of this stone has been a source of confusion since at least the first century; the modern identification of ''leshem'' with jacinth seems to have been popularised by Martin Luther, who may in turn have been following a fourth-century tradition.

In [[Book of Revelation|Revelation 21:20]], one of the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem is hyacinth (Greek: ''hyakinthos''). However, ''Strong's Concordance'' and ''Thayer's Greek Lexicon'' describe this as a stone of the colour of the hyacinth plant, i.e. dark blue. The stone intended may be the [[sapphire]]. In Revelation 9:17, the word appears in adjective form (''hyakinthinous'', "hyacinthine"); this, again, is thought to be descriptive of a blue or purple colour, with no reference to the jacinth stone.

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