סַפִּיר
sappîr
sapphire
Strong's H5601NounHebrewTWOT 1535

סַפִּיר (sappîr) is a Hebrew noun meaning sapphire. It appears 11 times in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H5601).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1535)

Range of meaning (TWOT 1535)sapphire, lapis lazuli; gem, scratching
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

סַפִּיר noun, masculine: sapphire, lapis lazuli

sapphire, perhaps also lapis lazuli

Strong's H5601 סַפִּיר: a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
KJV:sapphire.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Exodus 24:10Job 28:6Song of Solomon 5:14

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