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In the biblical context, sappir is often associated with beauty, value, and divine presence. It is used to describe the appearance of God's throne and the foundation stones of the New Jerusalem.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient times, sapphires were highly prized for their deep blue color and were considered symbols of nobility, truth, and divine favor. The gemstone was often used in jewelry and religious artifacts. In the biblical world, sapphires were likely sourced from regions such as India or Sri Lanka, known for their high-quality stones.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>of foreign origin<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a sapphire<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>lapis lazuli (2), lapis lazuli* (1), sapphire (5), sapphires (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">סַמִּיר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>sapphire</b></font>, perhaps also <font size="+1"><b>lapis lazuli</b></font> (compare Di<sup>Exodus 24:10</sup> Now<sup>Archaeology i. 131</sup>) (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em>, and <font class="hebrew2">סַמְמִּירִינוֺן</font>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <font class="hebrew2">סַמִּרִינוֺן</font>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ6</font> <img src="/bdbgif/bdb070504.gif">; loan-word from Sanskrit <i><em>canipriya</em></i> according to Lag<sup>Ges. Abh. 72</sup> Lewy<sup>Fremdw. 56</sup> compare Greek <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">σάπφειρος</font>); — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">ס</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/24-10.htm">Exodus 24:10</a> 8t.; plural<font class="hebrew2">סַמִּירִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/5-14.htm">Songs 5:14</a>; — with other jewels as ornaments of prince <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-13.htm">Ezekiel 28:13</a>; in high priest's breastplate <a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-18.htm">Exodus 28:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-11.htm">Exodus 39:11</a>; found in mines <a href="/interlinear/job/28-6.htm">Job 28:6</a>, costly <a href="/interlinear/job/28-16.htm">Job 28:16</a> compare <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-11.htm">Isaiah 54:11</a>; taking high polish <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm">Lamentations 4:7</a> (in figurative); <font class="hebrew2">שֵׁן מְעֻלֶּפֶת סַמִּירִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/5-14.htm">Songs 5:14</a> <em>ivory covered with sapphires</em> (in figurative); <em>lapis lazuli</em>, according to Hi BU Du and others in <a href="/interlinear/job/28-6.htm">Job 28:6</a> (<font class="hebrew2">עַפְרֹת זָהָב לוֺ</font> being understood of sparkling crystals of iron pyrites in this), but see Di; <em>lapis lazuli</em> may be intended in <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">לִבְנַת הַסּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/exodus/24-10.htm">Exodus 24:10</a> (J) <em>pavement of sapphire</em> (in theoph.), compare <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֶבֶןסֿ</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1-26.htm">Ezekiel 1:26</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10-1.htm">Ezekiel 10:1</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>sapphire <p>From <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm">caphar</a>; a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire -- sapphire. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/5608.htm">caphar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃ בספירים׃ הַסַּפִּ֔יר הספיר וְסַפִּֽיר׃ וספיר׃ סַפִּ֔יר סַפִּ֖יר סַפִּ֣יר סַפִּ֥יר סַפִּירִֽים׃ ספיר ספירים׃ bas·sap·pî·rîm bassappiRim bassappîrîm has·sap·pîr hassapPir hassappîr sap·pî·rîm sap·pîr sapPir sappîr sappiRim sappîrîm vesapPir wə·sap·pîr wəsappîr<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/exodus/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 24:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּמַעֲשֵׂה֙ לִבְנַ֣ת <b> הַסַּפִּ֔יר </b> וּכְעֶ֥צֶם הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> there appeared to be a pavement <span class="itali">of sapphire,</span> as clear<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> work <span class="itali">of a sapphire stone,</span> and as it were the body<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/24-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> work paved <span class="itali">of sapphire</span> itself as the sky<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/28-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 28:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ <b> סַפִּ֖יר </b> וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a turquoise, <span class="itali">a sapphire</span> and a diamond;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [shall be] an emerald, <span class="itali">a sapphire,</span> and a diamond.<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/28-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the second A turquoise <span class="itali">A sapphire</span> diamond<p><b><a href="/text/exodus/39-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Exodus 39:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַשֵּׁנִ֑י נֹ֥פֶךְ <b> סַפִּ֖יר </b> וְיָהֲלֹֽם׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/exodus/39.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> a turquoise, <span class="itali">a sapphire</span> and a diamond;<br><a href="/kjvs/exodus/39.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> an emerald, <span class="itali">a sapphire,</span> and a diamond.<br><a href="/interlinear/exodus/39-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and the second A turquoise <span class="itali">A sapphire</span> diamond<p><b><a href="/text/job/28-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 28:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מְקוֹם־ <b> סַפִּ֥יר </b> אֲבָנֶ֑יהָ וְעַפְרֹ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are the source <span class="itali">of sapphires,</span> And its dust<br><a href="/kjvs/job/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of it [are] the place <span class="itali">of sapphires:</span> and it hath dust<br><a href="/interlinear/job/28-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> are the source <span class="itali">of sapphires</span> rocks dust<p><b><a href="/text/job/28-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 28:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּשֹׁ֖הַם יָקָ֣ר <b> וְסַפִּֽיר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> In precious onyx, <span class="itali">or sapphire.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/job/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> onyx, <span class="itali">or the sapphire.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/job/28-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> onyx precious <span class="itali">sapphire</span><p><b><a href="/text/songs/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 5:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֵׁ֔ן מְעֻלֶּ֖פֶת <b> סַפִּירִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> ivory Inlaid <span class="itali">with sapphires.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/songs/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ivory overlaid <span class="itali">[with] sapphires.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/5-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> ivory Inlaid <span class="itali">sapphires</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/54-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 54:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֲבָנַ֔יִךְ וִיסַדְתִּ֖יךְ <b> בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/54.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And your foundations I will lay <span class="itali">in sapphires.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/54.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and lay thy foundations <span class="itali">with sapphires.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/54-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your stones and your foundations <span class="itali">sapphires</span><p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 4:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֶ֙צֶם֙ מִפְּנִינִ֔ים <b> סַפִּ֖יר </b> גִּזְרָתָֽם׃ ס</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Their polishing <span class="itali">[was like] lapis lazuli.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> their polishing <span class="itali">[was] of sapphire:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> body corals <span class="itali">lapis</span> their polishing<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 1:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּמַרְאֵ֥ה אֶֽבֶן־ <b> סַפִּ֖יר </b> דְּמ֣וּת כִּסֵּ֑א</span><br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> as the appearance <span class="itali">of a sapphire</span> stone:<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/1-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> appearance stone <span class="itali">of a sapphire</span> something A throne<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 10:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַכְּרֻבִ֔ים כְּאֶ֣בֶן <b> סַפִּ֔יר </b> כְּמַרְאֵ֖ה דְּמ֣וּת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the cherubim <span class="itali">something like a sapphire</span> stone,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> there appeared <span class="itali">over them as it were a sapphire</span> stone,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/10-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the cherubim stone <span class="itali">A sapphire</span> appearance resembling<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 28:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">שֹׁ֙הַם֙ וְיָ֣שְׁפֵ֔ה <b> סַפִּ֣יר </b> נֹ֔פֶךְ וּבָרְקַ֖ת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/28.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the jasper; <span class="itali">The lapis lazuli,</span> the turquoise<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/28.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the jasper, <span class="itali">the sapphire,</span> the emerald,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/28-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the onyx and the jasper <span class="itali">the lapis</span> the turquoise and the emerald<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5601.htm">11 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5601.htm">Strong's Hebrew 5601<br>11 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/bassappirim_5601.htm">bas·sap·pî·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hassappir_5601.htm">has·sap·pîr — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sappir_5601.htm">sap·pîr — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/sappirim_5601.htm">sap·pî·rîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vesappir_5601.htm">wə·sap·pîr — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins 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