Yaphah יָפָה
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| יָפָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yaphah |
| Strong's number | H3302 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be beautiful |
| Occurrences | 8 in 8 verses |
| Most frequent in | Song of Solomon (3) |
Yaphah (Hebrew יָפָה, Strong's H3302) is a Hebrew verb meaning “be beautiful”. It occurs 8 times in 8 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair
1a) (Qal) to be beautiful
1b) (Piel) to beautify
1c) (Pual) to be beautiful
1d) (Hithpael) to beautify oneself
1a) (Qal) to be beautiful
1b) (Piel) to beautify
1c) (Pual) to be beautiful
1d) (Hithpael) to beautify oneself
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | fair (4), beautiful (2), fairer (1), deck (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | beautiful (2), you are the most handsome (1), delightful (1), fair (1), you adorn yourself (1), they adorn it (1), it was beautiful (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yaphah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 45:2Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.
Song of Solomon
- Song of Solomon 4:10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Song of Solomon 7:1How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.
- Song of Solomon 7:6How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 4:30And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
- Jeremiah 10:4They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.They adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 16:13Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.So you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.
- Ezekiel 31:7Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.It was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).