Shephar שְׁפַר
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| שְׁפַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | shephar |
| Strong's number | H8232 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to acceptable |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Shephar (Aramaic שְׁפַר, Strong's H8232) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to acceptable”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to be fair, be seemly, seem good, seem pleasing
1a) (P'al) to seem good, be acceptable
1a) (P'al) to seem good, be acceptable
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | good (1), acceptable (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | i am pleased (1), be pleasing (1), it (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Shephar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 4:2I thought it good to shew the signs and wonders that the high God hath wrought toward me.I am pleased to declare the signs and wonders that the Most High God has performed for me.
- Daniel 4:27Wherefore, O king, let my counsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine iniquities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity.Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your sins by doing what is right, and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the oppressed. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”
- Daniel 6:1It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom an hundred and twenty princes, which should be over the whole kingdom;Now it pleased Darius to appoint 120 satraps to rule throughout the kingdom,
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).