sapphire

Found 9 times in the King James Bible

H5601 Hebrew
G4552 Greek

English Definition

a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire

ע Hebrew (Old Testament)

Original Script

סַפִּיר

Transliteration

çappîyr

Strong's Reference H5601

Ω Greek (New Testament)

Original Script

σάπφειρος

Transliteration

sáppheiros

Strong's Reference G4552
Greek Meaning

a "sapphire" or lapis-lazuli gem

"Sapphire" translates different words in the original languages. In the Old Testament (Hebrew) it corresponds to H5601, while in the New Testament (Greek) it corresponds to G4552. Context determines which original word is being used.

Occurrences in Scripture

Exodus 24:10 Old Testament

work of a sapphire stone, and as

Exodus 28:18 Old Testament

an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

Exodus 39:11 Old Testament

an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.

Job 28:16 Old Testament

onyx, or the sapphire.

Lamentations 4:7 Old Testament

polishing was of sapphire:

Ezekiel 1:26 Old Testament

appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon

Ezekiel 10:1 Old Testament

it were a sapphire stone, as the

Ezekiel 28:13 Old Testament

the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and

Revelation 21:19 New Testament

jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a

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