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Lexicon :: Strong's H5601 - sapîr

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סַפִּיר
Transliteration
sapîr
Pronunciation
sap-peer'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1535

Strong’s Definitions

סַפִּיר çappîyr, sap-peer'; from H5608; a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire:—sapphire.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x

The KJV translates Strong's H5601 in the following manner: sapphire (10x), sapphire stone (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 11x
The KJV translates Strong's H5601 in the following manner: sapphire (10x), sapphire stone (1x).

  1. sapphire, lapis lazuli

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סַפִּיר çappîyr, sap-peer'; from H5608; a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire:—sapphire.
STRONGS H5601: Abbreviations
† סַמִּיר noun [masculine] sapphire, perhaps also lapis lazuli (compare DiExodus 24:10 NowArchaeology i. 131) (Late Hebrew id., and סַמְפִּירִינוֹן; Targum סַפִּרִינוֹן; Syriac Version bdb070504; loan-word from Sanskrit canipriya according to LagGes. Abh. 72 LewyFremdw. 56 compare Greek σάπφειρος); — absolute ס׳ Exodus 24:10 + 8 times; plural סַפִּירִים Isaiah 54:11; Songs 5:14; — with other jewels as ornaments of prince Ezekiel 28:13; in high priest's breastplate Exodus 28:18; Exodus 39:11; found in mines Job 28:6, costly Job 28:16 compare Isaiah 54:11; taking high polish Lamentations 4:7 (in figurative); סַפִּירִים מְעֻלֶּפֶת שֵׁן Songs 5:14 ivory covered with sapphires (in figurative); lapis lazuli, according to Hi BU Du and others in Job 28:6 (עַפְרֹת זָהָב לוֺ being understood of sparkling crystals of iron pyrites in this), but see Di; lapis lazuli may be intended in לִבְנַת הַסּ׳ Exodus 24:10 (J) pavement of sapphire (in theoph.), compare אֶבֶןסֿ׳ Ezekiel 1:26; Ezekiel 10:1.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

24:10; 24:10; 24:10; 28:18; 39:11

Job

28:6; 28:6; 28:16

Song of Songs

5:14; 5:14

Isaiah

54:11; 54:11

Lamentations

4:7

Ezekiel

1:26; 10:1; 28:13

H5601

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H5601 matches the Hebrew סַפִּיר (sapîr),
which occurs 11 times in 11 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 24:10

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 24:10 - and they saw the God of Israel. And there was under His feet as it were a paved work of sapphire stone, and it was like the very heavens in its clarity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:18

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:18 - “the second row shall be a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:11 - the second row, a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:6 - Its stones are the source of sapphires,
And it contains gold dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 28:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 28:16 - It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir,
In precious onyx or sapphire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 5:14 - His hands are rods of gold
Set with beryl.
His body is carved ivory
Inlaid with sapphires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 54:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 54:11 - “O you afflicted one,
Tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will lay your stones with colorful gems,
And lay your foundations with sapphires.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:7 - Her Nazirites[fn] were brighter than snow
And whiter than milk;
They were more ruddy in body than rubies,
Like sapphire in their appearance.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 1:26 - And above the firmament over their heads was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like a sapphire stone; on the likeness of the throne was a likeness with the appearance of a man high above it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 10:1 - And I looked, and there in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubim, there appeared something like a sapphire stone, having the appearance of the likeness of a throne.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:13 - You were in Eden, the garden of God;
Every precious stone was your covering:
The sardius, topaz, and diamond,
Beryl, onyx, and jasper,
Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold.
The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes
Was prepared for you on the day you were created.
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