HebrewH5601Noun (Masculine)

סַפִּיר

sap.pir

11Occurrences
H5601Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire

from H5608 (סָפַר);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
sapphire, lapis lazuli

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

סַפִּיר appears 11 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Exodus
3
Ezk
3
Job
2
Isaiah
1
Lamentations
1
Song of Solomon
1

Key Passages

Exodus 24:10BSB

and they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.

Exodus 39:11BSB

the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

Ezk 10:1BSB

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Isaiah 54:11BSB

“O afflicted city, lashed by storms,without solace,surely I will set your stones in antimonyand lay your foundations with sapphires.

Job 28:16BSB

It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,in precious onyx or sapphire.

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