hard, lustrous mineral, c. 1300, from Old French beryl (12c., Modern French béryl), from Latin beryllus, from Greek beryllos, perhaps from Prakrit veruliya, from Sanskrit vaidurya-, of Dravidian origi [..]

(tarshish) occurs in (Exodus 28:20) It is generally supposed that the tarshish derives its name from the place so called, in Spain. Beryl is a mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much [..]

noun Definition: a bucket full of berries Example Sentence: I brought a beryl back from our vineyard outside.

(n) the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

A mineral that comes in several colours including green, blue and red. Emerald, aquamarine and morganite are all forms of beryl. Beryl has a hardness ranging from 7 to 8 on the Mohs Scale

Beryl is a silicate mineral group with several varieties of gemstones, including well-known gems like emerald, aquamarine, and morganite, as well as more exotic gems like bixbite, heliodor, and goshenite. Beryls come in a wide variety of colors including greens (emerald), blues (aquamarine), yellows (heliodor), reds (bixbite), pinks (morganite), an [..]

derived from the gem beryl.

From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit. As a given name, it first came into use in the 19th century.