sappir — sapphire / lapis lazuli; the fifth stone of the priestly

Exodus 24:10 — “And they saw the God of Israel—under whose feet was the likeness of a pavement of sapphire, like the very sky for purity.”

Exodus 28:18 — “The second row: a turquoise, a sapphire, and an amethyst;”

Exodus 39:11 — “The second row: a turquoise, a sapphire, and an amethyst;”

Ezekiel 1:26 — “Above the expanse over their heads was the semblance of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and on top, upon this semblance of a throne, there was the semblance of a human form.”

Ezekiel 10:1 — “I looked, and on the expanse over the heads of the cherubs, there was something like a sapphire stone; an appearance resembling a throne could be seen over them.”