Shaphar שָׁפַר
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| שָׁפַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shaphar |
| Strong's number | H8231 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to polish |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Shaphar (Hebrew שָׁפַר, Strong's H8231) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to polish”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be pleasing, be beautiful, be fair, be comely, be bright, glisten
1a) (Qal) to be beautiful
Aramaic equivalent: she.phar (שְׁפַר "to acceptable" H8232)
1a) (Qal) to be beautiful
Aramaic equivalent: she.phar (שְׁפַר "to acceptable" H8232)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | goodly (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | is delightful (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shaphar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Psalms
- Psalm 16:6The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.The lines of my boundary have fallen in pleasant places; surely my inheritance is delightful.
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).