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However, because these translations as topaz all derive from the Septuagint translation topazi, which as mentioned above referred to a yellow stone that was not topaz, but probably chrysolite, it should be borne in mind that topaz is likely not meant here.

The masoretic text ( the Hebrew on which most modern Protestant Bible translations of the Old Testament are based ) has pitdah as the gem the stone is made from ; some scholars think it is related to an Assyrian word meaning " flashed ".

More likely, pitdah is derived from Sanskrit words ( प ी त pit