sap.pir is a stone named in jewel lists, building imagery, and comparisons of visionary splendor.

The term consistently names a stone: it appears among valuable materials in Exodus 28:18, Exodus 39:11, Job 28:16, and Ezekiel 28:13; in descriptions of stonework or adornment in Isaiah 54:11 and Song of Songs 5:14; and in comparisons within visionary scenes in Exodus 24:10, Ezekiel 1:26, and Ezekiel 10:1.

1. Stone in precious-material and visual descriptions · dominant

   The supplied singular noun occurs among other stones in Exodus 28:18 and Ezekiel 28:13, while Job 28:6 places it where stones and gold dust are found. In Exodus 24:10, Ezekiel 1:26, and Ezekiel 10:1, the APB renders scenes comparing what is seen beneath or above the divine figures to “sapphire” or “sapphire stone.”

   Exodus 28:18Ezekiel 28:13Job 28:6Exodus 24:10Ezekiel 1:26Ezekiel 10:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB generally presents the term as “sapphire,” with “sapphires” for the plural forms in Isaiah 54:11 and Song of Songs 5:14, and as “sapphire stone” in Ezekiel 1:26 and Ezekiel 10:1. These renderings indicate the verse-level presentation rather than a separate sense distinction.