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סַפִּיר H5601
H5601 is the Hebrew word סַפִּיר, transliterated çappîyr and said sap-peer'. The King James Version most often renders it sapphire.
What it means
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire.
Where it comes from
from H5608 (סָפַר).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: sapphire.
Verses using סַפִּיר
All 7 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 24:10 · KJV
And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness.
Exodus 28:18 · KJV
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
Exodus 39:11 · KJV
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
Job 28:6 · KJV
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
Ezekiel 1:26 · KJV
And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Ezekiel 10:1 · KJV
Then I looked, and, behold, in the firmament that was above the head of the cherubims there appeared over them as it were a sapphire stone, as the appearance of the likeness of a throne.
Ezekiel 28:13 · KJV
Thou hast been in Eden the garden of God; every precious stone was thy covering, the sardius, topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of thy tabrets and of thy pipes was prepared in thee in the day that thou wast created.
Common questions
What does Strong's H5601 mean?
H5601 is the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (çappîyr), meaning a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire.
How is H5601 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it sapphire (5 times), sapphire stone (1 time), sapphires (1 time).
How many times does H5601 appear in the Bible?
סַפִּיר (çappîyr) is tagged in 7 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H5601 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H5608 (סָפַר).
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