5508 - sochereth

Strong's Concordance

Original word: סֹחָ֫רֶת
Transliteration: sochereth
Definition (short): stones
Definition (full): a, tile, for, laying borders with

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from sachar
Definition: a stone (used in paving)
NASB Translation: precious stones (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Similar to cocherah; probably a (black) tile (or tessara) for laying borders with -- black marble.

see HEBREW cocherah

KJV: Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.
NASB: There were hangings of fine white and violet linen held by cords of fine purple linen on silver rings and marble columns, and couches of gold and silver on a mosaic pavement of porphyry, marble, mother-of-pearl and precious stones.