H3471 יָשְׁפֵה (yâshᵉphêh) yaw-shef-ay'

Hebrew

Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)

Quick Definition

jasper

Strong's Definition

a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name)

Derivation: from an unused root meaning to polish;

KJV Usage: jasper.

TWOT Reference: 929.1

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) jasper (a precious stone)

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2393

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

יָֽשְׁפֶה (ya.she.pheh) — jasper. jasper (a precious stone)

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

יָשְׁפֵה (H3471)

noun m

Gemstones | ≈ אֹדֶם · אַחְלָמָה · בָּרְקַת · בָּרֶקֶת · הָהָב · יָהֲלֹם · יָשְׁפֵה · לֶשֶׁם · נֹפֶךְ · סַפִּיר · פִּטְדָה · שְׁבֹו · שֹׁהַם · תַּרְשִׁישׁ

jasper = (semi-)precious stone with a large variety of colors and patterns; ◄ possibly variety of chalcedony

EXO 28:20 · EXO 39:13 · EZK 28:13

Reinier de Blois

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יָֽשְׁפֶה n.[m.] jasper (loan-word from Pers. Persian) base

Bible Occurrences (3)

28:20 39:13

28:13

Exodus 28:20

and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper.... Mount [these stones] in gold filigree settings.

Exodus 39:13

and the fourth row [had] a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. These [stones] were mounted in gold filigree settings.

Ezekiel 28:13

You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every kind of precious stone adorned you: ruby, topaz, and diamond, beryl, onyx, and jasper, sapphire, turquoise, and emerald. Your mountings and settings were crafted in gold, prepared on the day of your creation.