Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3471 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יָשׁפֵה |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to polish |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | yashpheh |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yaw-shef-ay' |
| Meaning: | 1. a gem supposed to be jasper (from the resemblance in name) |
| KJV Renderings: | jasper. |
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יָָֽשְׁפֶה noun [masculine] jasper (loan-word from Persian [untranscribed source text 2353] so Arabic [untranscribed source text 2354] Lane2978, also (and on forms [untranscribed source text 2355], [untranscribed source text 2356]) Frey; perhaps Assyrian ašpû DlHA 36, HWB147) — תַּרְשִׁישׁ וְשֹׁהַם וְיָָֽשְׁפֵ֑ה Exod 28:20; Exod 39:13 (both P ) beryl and onyx and jasper (see Di); וְיָָֽשְׁפֶ֔ה (+id.) Ezek 28:13 (see Sm).
יִשְׁפָּה see below שׁפה; יִשְׁפָּן see below שׁפן
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Exodus 28:20
Exodus 39:13
