Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
sapphire
Usage: sapphire, lapis lazuli
Strong's Number
H5601
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
11
Books
6
Strong's H5601 Quick Answer
Strong's H5601 סַפִּיר (cappiyr) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. cappiyr (sap-peer') n-m. 1. a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire [from H5608] It has 11 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include sapphire. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- cappiyr (sap-peer') n-m. 1. a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire [from H5608]
- Usage
- 11 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- sapphire
Meaning and Definition
cappiyr (sap-peer') n-m. 1. a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire [from H5608] KJV: sapphire. Root(s): H5608
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5601. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5601 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render cappiyr, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
sapphire
Exodus 24:10
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How Strong's H5601 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 11 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5601 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H5601 in the Old Testament
11 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
Usage Excerpts
First 11 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5601.
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.
And the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
And the second row, an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond.
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
Her Nazarites were purer than snow, they were whiter than milk, they were more ruddy in body than rubies, their polishing was of sapphire:
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.
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.
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.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5601, grouped by book.
Exodus 3 usages, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 3 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H5601 FAQ
What does cappir (סַפִּיר) mean?
Cappir (Strong's H5601) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "sapphire". cappiyr (sap-peer') n-m. 1. a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire [from H5608]
How many times is cappir (סַפִּיר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 11 linked usages for Strong's H5601 across 6 books.
Where can I study cappir (סַפִּיר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5601 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate cappir (סַפִּיר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as sapphire. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.