Word Study · Strong's H5601 · Hebrew
סַפִּיר
sappir
sap-peer'
Strong's 1890 spelling: çappîyr
“a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
Rendered in the KJV as
sapphire.
- 11occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 11 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- סַפִּ֖יר4
- בַּסַּפִּירִֽים׃1
- הַסַּפִּ֔יר1
- וְסַפִּֽיר׃1
- סַפִּ֥יר1
- סַפִּ֔יר1
- סַפִּ֣יר1
- סַפִּירִֽים׃1
How it is rendered · 7
- sapphire4
- a sapphire2
- [was] sapphire1
- and sapphire1
- sapphires1
- the sapphire1
- with the sapphires1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 5
- noun · masculine singular7
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine plural1
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine plural1
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 7
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmpa · 1
- HRd/Ncmpa · 1
- HTd/Ncmsa · 1
All 11, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus3 of 11 · 27%
- Ezekiel3 of 11 · 27%
- Job2 of 11 · 18%
- Song of Solomon1 of 11 · 9%
- Isaiah1 of 11 · 9%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus3 occurrences
- Exodus 24:10הַסַּפִּ֔ירhasapirthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularand they saw the God of Israel. Under His feet was a work like a pavement made of sapphire, as clear as the sky itself.here: the sapphire
- Exodus 28:18סַפִּ֖ירsapirnoun · masculine singularin the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;here: a sapphire
- Exodus 39:11סַפִּ֖ירsapirnoun · masculine singularthe second row had a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;here: a sapphire
Job2 occurrences
Song of Solomon1 occurrence
Lamentations1 occurrence
Ezekiel3 occurrences
- Ezekiel 1:26סַפִּ֖ירsapirnoun · masculine singularAbove 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.here: sapphire
- Ezekiel 10:1סַפִּ֔ירsapirnoun · masculine singularAnd I looked and saw above the expanse, above the heads of the cherubim, the likeness of a throne of sapphire.here: sapphire
- Ezekiel 28:13סַפִּ֣ירsapirnoun · masculine singularYou 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.here: sapphire