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šāfīr שָׁפִיר ‘Shaphir’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from šāfar שָׁפַר ‘to polish’
Roots: שׁפר

šāfīr pr n loc
Saphir = "fair"
1) a place in Judah; site unknown

Mentioned in Micah 1:11

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Editorial Lead of the English section: M. Hardy (ENS, IBC).
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