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Ligure

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(lynx urine). Possibly amber. First stone in third row of high priest’s breastplate (Ex. 28:19; 39:12¹⁹And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 28:19)
¹²And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 39:12)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The first in the third row of gems in the breastplate. It is supposed by some to be the hyacinth, by others the lyncurium, and by others amber; but its identification is uncertain (Ex. 28:19¹⁹And the third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 28:19); Ex. 39:12¹²And the third row, a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst. (Exodus 39:12)).

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Jackson’s Dictionary of Scripture Proper Names:

same as Leshem