Yapheh יָפֶה

Yapheh (Hebrew יָפֶה, Strong's H3303) is a Hebrew adjective meaning “beautiful”. It occurs 42 times in 38 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Topics

• Beauty

Verses

Every verse with Yapheh, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 12:11
  And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
• Genesis 12:14
  And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
• Genesis 29:17
  Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
• Genesis 39:6
  And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
• Genesis 41:2
  And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
• Genesis 41:4
  And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
• Genesis 41:18
  And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 21:11
  And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,

1 Samuel

• 1 Samuel 16:12
  And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
• 1 Samuel 17:42
  And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
• 1 Samuel 25:3
  Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.

2 Samuel

• 2 Samuel 13:1
  And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
• 2 Samuel 14:25
  But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
• 2 Samuel 14:27
  And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 1:3
  So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
• 1 Kings 1:4
  And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.

Esther

• Esther 2:7
  And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.

Job

• Job 42:15
  And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.

Psalms

• Psalm 48:2
  Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 11:22
  As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 3:11
  He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
• Ecclesiastes 5:18
  Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.

Song of Solomon

• Song of Solomon 1:8
  If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
• Song of Solomon 1:15
  Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
• Song of Solomon 1:16
  Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
• Song of Solomon 2:10
  My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
• Song of Solomon 2:13
  The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
• Song of Solomon 4:1
  Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.How beautiful you are, my darling— how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
• Song of Solomon 4:7
  Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
• Song of Solomon 5:9
  What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
• Song of Solomon 6:1
  Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
• Song of Solomon 6:4
  Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
• Song of Solomon 6:10
  Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?

Jeremiah

• Jeremiah 11:16
  The Lord called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 31:3
  Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
• Ezekiel 31:9
  I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
• Ezekiel 33:32
  And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.

Amos

• Amos 8:13
  In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.In that day the lovely young women— the young men as well— will faint from thirst.

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).