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sap⋅phire

  [saf-ahyuhr]
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–noun
1. any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, esp. one of the blue varieties.
2. a gem of this kind.
3. the color of this gem, a deep blue.
–adjective
4. resembling sapphire; deep blue: a sapphire sky.
Origin:
1225–75; < L sapphīrus < Gk sáppheiros, prob. < Sem (cf. Heb sappīr; ulterior orig. obscure); r. ME safir < OF < L, as above
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Sap⋅phi⋅ra

  [suh-fahy-ruh]
–noun
1. a woman who, with her husband, Ananias, was struck dead for lying. Acts 5.
2. Also, Sap⋅phire  [saf-ahyuhr] . a female given name.
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sap·phire   (sāf'īr')   
n.  

  1. A clear hard variety of corundum used as a gemstone that is usually blue but may be any color except red.

  2. A corundum gem.

  3. The blue color of a gem sapphire.

adj.  

  1. Made of or resembling a gem sapphire.

  2. Having the color of a blue sapphire.


[Middle English saphir, from Old French safir, from Latin sapphīrus, from Greek sappheiros, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew sappîr, a precious stone.]
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Word Origin & History

sapphire 
1272, from O.Fr. saphir (12c.), from L. sapphirus (cf. Sp. zafir, It. zaffiro), from Gk. sappheiros "blue stone" (the gem meant apparently was not the one that now has the name, but perhaps rather "lapis lazuli," the modern sapphire perhaps signified by Gk. hyakinthos), from a Semitic source (cf. Heb. sappir "sapphire"), but probably not ult. from Semitic; some linguists propose an origin in Skt. sanipriya, a dark precious stone (perhaps sapphire or emerald), lit. "sacred to Saturn," from Sani "Saturn" + priyah "precious." In Renaissance lapidaries, it was said to cure anger and stupidity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Sapphire

Associated with diamonds (Ex. 28:18) and emeralds (Ezek. 28:13); one of the stones in the high priest's breastplate. It is a precious stone of a sky-blue colour, probably the lapis lazuli, brought from Babylon. The throne of God is described as of the colour of a sapphire (Ex. 24:10; comp. Ezek. 1:26).

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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