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International Standard Bible Encyclopaedia

Hyacinth:

hi'-a-sinth (huakinthos): the Revised Version (British and American) uses this word in Re 9:17 for the King James Version "jacinth," with reference, not to stone, but to dark-purple color. In Re 21:20, where stone is meant, the Revised Version (British and American) translations "sapphire."

Smith's Bible Dictionary

Hyacinth:

used in the Revised Version for jacinth in Revelation 9:17. It is simply another English spelling of the same Greek word.