Strong H8208שָׁפִיר
Shaphir
- Transliteration
- shâphîyr
- Pronunciation
- shaf-eer'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H8231; beautiful;
{Shaphir} a place in Palestine: - Saphir.
{Shaphir} a place in Palestine: - Saphir.
Meaning of the name
Saphir = "fair"
Detailed definition
Shaphir was a town mentioned in Micah's prophecy, urged to pass on in nakedness and shame (Mic. 1:11).
In the biblical story
Shaphir
Town addressed in Micah's prophecy
Shaphir was a town mentioned in Micah's prophecy, urged to pass on in nakedness and shame (Mic. 1:11).
In the Bible
Strong H8208 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- saphir1
First verses
- Micah 1:11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth–ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.