Saphir
The name Saphir means “delightful”.
Easton's Bible Dictionary 1897
Beautiful, a town of Judah (Micah 1:11), identified with es-Suafir, 5 miles south-east of Ashdod.
Smith's Bible Dictionary 1863
(fair), one of the villages addressed by the prophet Micha, (Micah 1:11) is described by Eusebius and jerome as "in the mountain district between Eleutheropolis and Ascalon," perhaps represented by the village es-Sawafir , seven or eight miles to the northeast of Ascalon.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia 1915
sa'-fer (shaphir).
See SHAPHIR.