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View Name: Sapphira


SAPPHIRA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Biblical
PRONOUNCED: sə-FIE-rə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
From the Greek name Σαπφειρη (Sappheire), which was from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli" (ultimately derived from the Hebrew word סַפִּיר (sappir)). Sapphira is a character in Acts in the New Testament who is killed by God for lying.
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