Job 28:6
The stones of it are the place of sapphires: and it hath dust of gold.
Original Language Analysis
מְקוֹם
of it are the place
H4725
מְקוֹם
of it are the place
Strong's:
H4725
Word #:
1 of 6
properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
סַפִּ֥יר
of sapphires
H5601
סַפִּ֥יר
of sapphires
Strong's:
H5601
Word #:
2 of 6
a gem (perhaps used for scratching other substances), probably the sapphire
וְעַפְרֹ֖ת
and it hath dust
H6083
וְעַפְרֹ֖ת
and it hath dust
Strong's:
H6083
Word #:
4 of 6
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud
Cross References
Job 28:16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.Exodus 24:10And 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.Revelation 21:19And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;Isaiah 54:11O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.Song of Solomon 5:14His hands are as gold rings set with the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires.
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