סַפִּיר

sap.pirsapphireHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine11 occurrences6 books11 verses

Definition

from H5608; a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
Traditional renderings: sapphire.

Usage patterns

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

11 total
  1. Exodus 24:10הַסַּפִּ֔יר · made of sapphire
    …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.
  2. Exodus 28:18סַפִּ֖יר · a sapphire
    …in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
  3. Exodus 39:11סַפִּ֖יר · a sapphire
    …the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
  4. Job 28:6סַפִּ֥יר · of sapphires
    Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
  5. Job 28:16וְסַפִּֽיר׃ · or sapphire
    It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
  6. Song of Solomon 5:14סַפִּירִֽים׃ · with sapphires
    His arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires.
  7. Isaiah 54:11בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃ · with sapphires
    “O afflicted city, lashed by storms, without solace, surely I will set your stones in antimony and lay your foundations with sapphires.
  8. Lamentations 4:7סַפִּ֖יר · like sapphires
    Her dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
  9. Ezekiel 1:26סַפִּ֖יר · of sapphire
    Above the expanse over their heads was the likeness of a throne with the appearance of sapphire, and on the throne high above was a figure like that of a man.
  10. Ezekiel 10:1סַפִּ֔יר · of sapphire
    And I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
  11. Ezekiel 28:13סַפִּ֣יר · sapphire
    You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.