סַפִּיר
sap.pir
“sapphire”
Definition
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
from H5608 (סָפַר);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
סַפִּיר appears 11 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
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.
the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
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“O afflicted city, lashed by storms,without solace,surely I will set your stones in antimonyand lay your foundations with sapphires.
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,in precious onyx or sapphire.
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