sappir

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The "sapphire" (Hebrew sappir) of the Bible is lapis lazuli.

The Lapis Lazuli of the Ancient World Schafer, Edward H. 1970
(Heb. sappir), a precious stone, apparently of a bright-blue color, set: (Exodus 24: 10) the second stone in the second row of the high priest's breastplate, (Exodus 28: 18) extremely precious, (Job 28: 16) it was one of the precious stones that ornamented the king of Tyre.

Smith's Bible Dictionary 1884