chodchod

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin chodchod, a transliteration of Hebrew כַּדְכֹד. The Latin word appears in the Vulgate translation of the Book of Ezekiel in the Hebrew scriptures as one of the precious wares in the markets of Tyre, and the Douay–Rheims Bible translation of the same passage simply repeats the Latin word without translating it. The Hebrew word occurs in one other passage, where various translations render it as agate, jasper or ruby.

Noun

chodchod (uncountable)

1. A form of oriental ruby, carbuncle or possibly jasper

Usage notes

• This word is used in the Bible, where it is either simply transliterated or translated as any of several red precious stones.