What does סַפִּיר (sapiyr) mean in the Bible?
סַפִּיר (sapiyr): A precious blue stone prized for hardness; symbolizes heavenly beauty and divine splendor in visions
Hebrew · H5601
סַפִּיר
A gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
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סַפִּיר H5601
Pronunciation sapiyr
What does סַפִּיר (sapiyr) mean in the Bible?
סַפִּיר (sapiyr): A precious blue stone prized for hardness; symbolizes heavenly beauty and divine splendor in visions
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5601?
The BSB source-word alignment has 11 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include a sapphire (2), of sapphire (2), with sapphires (2), like sapphires (1), made of sapphire (1).
Where does סַפִּיר (sapiyr) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 24:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (3), Ezekiel (3), Job (2), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It a sapphire 2× Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11
of sapphire 2× Ezekiel 1:26, Ezekiel 10:1
with sapphires 2× Song Of Solomon 5:14, Isaiah 54:11
like sapphires 1× Lamentations 4:7
made of sapphire 1× Exodus 24:10
of sapphires 1× Job 28:6
or sapphire 1× Job 28:16
sapphire 1× Ezekiel 28:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 24:10 הַסַּפִּ֔יר to made of sapphire Article | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 28:18 סַפִּ֖יר to a sapphire Noun - masculine singular Exodus 39:11 סַפִּ֖יר to a sapphire Noun - masculine singular Job 28:6 סַפִּ֥יר to of sapphires Noun - masculine singular Job 28:16 וְסַפִּֽיר׃ to or sapphire Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Song Of Solomon 5:14 סַפִּירִֽים׃ to with sapphires Noun - masculine plural Isaiah 54:11 בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃ to with sapphires Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural Lamentations 4:7 סַפִּ֖יר to like sapphires Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 1:26 סַפִּ֖יר to of sapphire Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 10:1 סַפִּ֔יר to of sapphire Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 24:10
Aligned rows 11
Books represented 6
Exodus 3 Job 2 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 3
Source forms
סַפִּ֖יר 4x sap·pîr Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Lamentations 4:7, Ezekiel 1:26
בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃ 1x bas·sap·pî·rîm Isaiah 54:11
הַסַּפִּ֔יר 1x has·sap·pîr Exodus 24:10
וְסַפִּֽיר׃ 1x wə·sap·pîr Job 28:16
סַפִּ֥יר 1x sap·pîr Job 28:6
סַפִּ֔יר 1x sap·pîr Ezekiel 10:1
סַפִּ֣יר 1x sap·pîr Ezekiel 28:13
סַפִּירִֽים׃ 1x sap·pî·rîm Song Of Solomon 5:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 7x Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Job 28:6, Lamentations 4:7
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Exodus 24:10
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Job 28:16
Noun - masculine plural 1x Song Of Solomon 5:14
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Isaiah 54:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A precious blue stone prized for hardness; symbolizes heavenly beauty and divine splendor in visions
Source Gloss
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A precious blue stone prized for hardness; symbolizes heavenly beauty and divine splendor in visions
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire BDB: sapphire Usage: sapphire.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
G4552 LXX equivalent Greek
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain