Saphir
Bible Usage:
- Saphir used once.
- Bible Reference: Micah 1:11
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: Yes
- Included in Hitchcocks: Yes
- Included in Naves: Yes
- Included in Smiths: Yes
- Included in Websters: No
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: No
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H8208 Used 1 time
Easton's Bible Dictionary
Saphir
Beautiful, a town of Judah (Micah 1:11), identified with es-Suafir, 5 miles south-east of Ashdod.
Hitchcock's Names Dictionary
Saphir
delightful
Naves Topical Index
Saphir
A city prophesied against by Micah.
Micah 1:11
Smith's Bible Dictionary
Saphir
(fair), one of the villages addressed by the prophet Micha, (Micah 1:11) is described by Eusebius and jerome as "in the mountain district between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon," perhaps represented by the village es-Sawafir , seven or eight miles to the northeast of Ascalon.