Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ס־פ־ר (s-p-r)

Noun edit

סַפִּיר (sapírm (plural indefinite סַפִּירִים)

  1. lapis lazuli (gem)
  2. sapphire (gem)
  3. anything shiny and expensive

Proper noun edit

סַפִּיר (sapírm or f

  1. a male or female given name, Sapir

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ס־פ־ר (s-p-r)

Adjective edit

סָפִיר (safír) (feminine סְפִירָה, masculine plural סְפִירִים, feminine plural סְפִירוֹת) [pattern: קָטִיל]

  1. countable, numerable

References edit

  • ספיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit