The meaning of “סַפִּיר”
Understanding çappîyr reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
sapphire. - a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire 1) sapphire, lapis lazuli
סַפִּיר
sapphire. - a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire 1) sapphire, lapis lazuli
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Exodus 28:18 | “And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.” Word: סַפִּיר (çappîyr) | |
| Job 28:16 | “It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.” Word: סַפִּיר (çappîyr) | |
| Song of Solomon 5:14 | “His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.” Word: סַפִּיר (çappîyr) | |
| Isaiah 54:11 | “O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.” Word: סַפִּיר (çappîyr) | |
| Lamentations 4:7 | “Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:” Word: סַפִּיר (çappîyr) |
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