5194. hualos
Strong's Lexicon
hualos: Glass

Original Word: ὕαλος
Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine
Transliteration: hualos
Pronunciation: HOO-al-os
Phonetic Spelling: (hoo'-al-os)
Definition: Glass
Meaning: glass, crystal, clear transparent stone.

Word Origin: Derived from a primary word meaning "to shine" or "to be transparent."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "hualos" in the Old Testament, as glass was not commonly referenced in Hebrew texts. However, the concept of clarity and purity can be related to words like "זָכוּ" (zakku) meaning "pure" or "clear."

Usage: The Greek word "hualos" refers to glass, particularly in the context of something that is clear, transparent, or shining. In the New Testament, it is used metaphorically to describe the appearance of certain heavenly visions, emphasizing purity, clarity, and brilliance.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the ancient world, glass was a valuable and somewhat rare material, often associated with luxury and beauty. The process of glassmaking was known in the Roman Empire, but glass was not as common or as clear as it is today. The use of "hualos" in the biblical text would evoke images of something precious and pure, reflecting the divine nature of the visions described.

HELPS Word-studies

5194 hýalosglass. 5194 (hýalos) refers to any transparent substance (like crystal), i.e. "see-through stones." On both of its occasions in the NT, 5194 ("pure, transparent glass") refers to the New Jerusalem – "apparently a metaphor (personification) of all the glorified saints, serving as the eternal dwelling place of God" (G. Archer).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
probably of foreign origin
Definition
a clear transparent stone, glass
NASB Translation
glass (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 5194: ὕαλος

ὕαλος, ὑαλου, (probably allied with ὑει, ὑετός (which see); hence, 'rain-drop', Curtius, 9604; Vanicek, p. 1046; but others make it of Egyptian origin (cf. Liddell and Scott, under the word)), from Herodotus ((3, 24) who writes ὕελος; (cf. Winer's Grammar, 22)) down;

1. any stone transparent like glass.

2. glass: Revelation 21:18, 21.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
glass.

Perhaps from the same as huetos (as being transparent like rain); glass -- glass.

see GREEK huetos

Forms and Transliterations
υαλος ύαλος ὕαλος υαλω ὑάλῳ ύελος υέλω hyalo hyalō hyáloi hyálōi hyalos hýalos ualo ualō ualos
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Englishman's Concordance
Revelation 21:18 N-DMS
GRK: καθαρὸν ὅμοιον ὑάλῳ καθαρῷ
NAS: like clear glass.
KJV: like unto clear glass.
INT: pure like glass pure

Revelation 21:21 N-NMS
GRK: καθαρὸν ὡς ὕαλος διαυγής
NAS: like transparent glass.
KJV: as it were transparent glass.
INT: pure as glass transparent

Strong's Greek 5194
2 Occurrences


ὑάλῳ — 1 Occ.
ὕαλος — 1 Occ.

















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