Yapho יָפוֹ
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| יָפוֹ | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yapho |
| Strong's number | H3305 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Joppa |
| Occurrences | 4 in 4 verses |
| Most frequent in | Joshua (1) |
Yapho (Hebrew יָפוֹ, Strong's H3305) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Joppa”. It occurs 4 times.
Definition
Joppa or Japho = "beautiful"
a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon
Also named: Ioppē (Ἰόππη "Joppa" G2445)
a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon
Also named: Ioppē (Ἰόππη "Joppa" G2445)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | joppa (3), japho (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | joppa (3), down to joppa (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yapho, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Joshua
- Joshua 19:46And Me–jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 2:16And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
Ezra
- Ezra 3:7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
Jonah
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.
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).