Dictionary › shaphir
Shaphir in the Bible — Hidden Meaning & Symbolism
Shaphir (A. V., Saphir), sha'-phir (Heb.)-- scratched; scraped; rubbed to a polish; fair; brilliant; bright; shining; beautiful; pleasing; delightful; clear toned; sonorous. A city of Judah, that was prophesied against by Micah (Mic. 1:11). Meta. The beauty and glory and joy of spiritual ideals (bright, shining, beautiful, fair, delightful, a city of Israel), destroyed out of consciousness by willful disobedience to Truth."Pass away, O inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame."
Read the whole map. Every symbol in the Bible is a state of your own mind — the book lays out the entire system, from Genesis to Revelation, in plain language.
Explore the deeper studies →