how to say “sapphire” and other precious stones in Hebrew
סַפִּיר
The Hebrew word for sapphire is very similar to that of the English: סַפִּיר . The word goes back to early human history, as does the value of this precious stone.
. The word goes back to early human history, as does the value of this precious stone.For example:
קָנִיתִי לָהּ שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת סַפִּירִים.
I bought her a necklace of sapphires.
Ehud Banai has a beautiful song (video and lyrics) called אֶבֶן סַפִּיר – Sapphire Stone, the name of the Jerusalem-hills town where the romance in the song’s story line takes place.
– Sapphire Stone, the name of the Jerusalem-hills town where the romance in the song’s story line takes place.Other gemstones – אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֹת – include:
– include:ruby – אֹדֶם
emerald – בָּרֶקֶת
amethyst – אַחְלָמָה
topaz – פִּטְדָה
diamond – יַהֲלוֹם