"precious stone next in hardness to a diamond," mid-13c., from Old French saphir (12c.) and directly from Latin sapphirus (source also of Spanish zafir, Italian zaffiro), from Greek sappheir [..]

Sapphire [N] [S]Associated with diamonds ( Exodus 28:18 ) and emeralds ( Ezekiel 28:13 ); one of the stones in the high priest's breastplate. It is a precious stone of a sky-blue colour, probably [..]

gem of the mineral corundum, usually blue, but of any color other than red.

(Heb. sappir), a precious stone, apparently of a bright-blue color, set: (Exodus 24:10) the second stone in the second row of the high priest's breastplate, (Exodus 28:18) extremely precious, (Jo [..]

Associated with diamonds (Ex. 28:18) and emeralds (Ezek. 28:13); one of the stones in the high priest's breastplate. It is a precious stone of a sky-blue colour, probably the lapis lazuli, brough [..]

To dream of sapphire, is ominous of fortunate gain, and to woman, a wise selection in a lover.   

(n) a precious transparent stone of rich blue corundum valued as a gemstone(n) a transparent piece of sapphire that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem(n) a light shade of blue(a [..]

A precious gemstone from the corundum family that is available in several colours including blue, green, yellow, pink, purple and white, depending on the metallic oxides it contains. Sapphires have a [..]

From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimatel [..]

Sapphire is a gemstone in the corundum family. Known for its beautiful "cornflower blue" color, sapphire also comes in a wide range of colors. In fact, corundum comes in every color of the rainbow, and they are all sapphire--except red, which is ruby. On Mohs' scale of hardness, sapphire is a hard 9. It has a strong luster like diamo [..]

Oneworld equivalent of AAdvantage Platinum

A clear deep blue variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone. *(adjective) (??????,tr=k?ndi?ng|sc=Khmr) * Korean: (?????,sc=Kore) * Swedish: (safirblå) {{qualifier|adjective type of hummingbi [..]

from the precious stone.

Sapphire is a manufacturer of computer video cards, heat sinks, motherboards, and other computer accessories.

From the name of the gemstone, typically blue, which is the traditional birthstone of September. It is derived from Greek σάπφειρος (sappheiros), ultimatel [..]