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.
Traditional renderings: sapphire.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
11 total
- 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.
- Exodus 28:18סַפִּ֖יר · a sapphire…in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
- Exodus 39:11סַפִּ֖יר · a sapphire…the second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;
- Job 28:6סַפִּ֥יר · of sapphiresIts rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
- Job 28:16וְסַפִּֽיר׃ · or sapphireIt cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
- Song of Solomon 5:14סַפִּירִֽים׃ · with sapphiresHis arms are rods of gold set with beryl. His body is polished ivory bedecked with sapphires.
- 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.
- Lamentations 4:7סַפִּ֖יר · like sapphiresHer dignitaries were brighter than snow, whiter than milk; their bodies were more ruddy than rubies, their appearance like sapphires.
- Ezekiel 1:26סַפִּ֖יר · of sapphireAbove 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.
- Ezekiel 10:1סַפִּ֔יר · of sapphireAnd I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.
- Ezekiel 28:13סַפִּ֣יר · sapphireYou 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.