Strong's Lexicon

H3303

H3303 — יָפֶה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewyaphehadjectiveOccurrences: 43TWOT: 890a

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3303
Word:יָפֶה
Part of Speech:adjective
Etymology:from H3302
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:43
Transliteration:yapheh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:yaw-feh'
Meaning:1. beautiful (literally or figuratively)
KJV Renderings:+ beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), + goodly, pleasant, well.

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יָפֶה adjective fair, beautiful; — masculine absolute יָפֶה 2Sam 14:25 + 4 t.; construct יְפֵה Gen 39:6 (twice in verse) + 6 t.; feminine יָפָה Gen 12:14 + 14 t.; construct יְפַת; Gen 2:11+ 6 t.; suffix יָפָתִי Song 2:10; Song 2:13 plural יָפוֺת Job 42:15; Amos 8:13 construct יְפוֺת Gen 41:2 יְפֹת Gen 41:4 Gen 41:18 — fair, beautiful, as attribute of woman 2Sam 13:1; 1Kgs 1:3; Amos 8:13; Prov 11:22 compare Job 42:15; Song 6:10 ( כלבנה ׳ י); predicate Gen 12:14; 1Kgs 1:4; Song 1:15 (twice in verse); Song 4:1 (twice in verse); Song 4:17; Song 6:4 = substantive fair one Song 1:8; Song 2:10; Song 2:13; Song 5:9; Song 6:1 often construct יְפַתֿ מַרְאֶה Gen 12:11; Gen 29:17; 2Sam 14:27 יְפַתתֹּֿאַר Gen 29:17; 1Sam 25:3; Deut 21:11; Esth 2:7: of kine יְפוֺתמַֿרְאֶה Gen 41:2, compare v Gen 41:4 יְפוֺתתֹּֿאַר Gen 41:18 less often of boy, young man אִישׁ יָפֶה 2Sam 14:25 predicate Song 1:16 יְפֵה תֹאַר Gen 39:6 וִיפֵה מַרְאֶה Gen 39:6 (of Joseph); of Jerusalem יְפֵה נוֺף Ps 48:3 of a singer יְפֵה קוֺל Ezek 33:32 of trees: olive יְפֵה פְרִיתֹֿאַר Jer 11:16 cedar (figurative of Egypt) יְפֵה עָנָף Ezek 31:3, compare Ezek 31:9 יָפֶה of everything in its time Eccl 3:11 of various Acts 5:17. — In יְפֵה עֵינַיִם עִם 1Sam 16:12, עִם יְפֵה מַרְאֶה 1Sam 17:42, either יפה = substantive abstract with beauty of eyes, or עִם is textual error (Gr KrenkelZAW, 1882, 309 Bu עֶלֶם youth), see Dr.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

יפה (yah-pheh’)

Genesis 12:11

KJV: 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:
EHCC: 1 know that thou (art) a fair woman

1 Samuel 16:12

KJV: 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.of a…: Heb. fair of eyes
EHCC: withal of a beautiful countenance, (marg.

1 Samuel 14:25

KJV: And all they of the land came to a wood; and there was honey upon the ground.
EHCC: there was none to be so much praised as

Esther 2:7

KJV: 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.brought…: Heb. nourishedfair…: Heb. fair of form, and good of countenance
EHCC: the maid (was) fair ( i. fair of form) and

Job 42:15

KJV: 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.
EHCC: fair as the daughters of Job:

Proverbs 11:22

KJV: As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.is without: Heb. departeth from
EHCC: a fair woman which is without discretion.

Proverbs 5:18

KJV: Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.
EHCC: (17). (it is) good and comely (for one) to eat

Proverbs 2:10

KJV: When wisdom entereth into thine heart, and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul;
EHCC: Rise up, my love, my fair one,

Proverbs 4:1

KJV: Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know understanding.
EHCC: Behold, thou (art) Jair, my love; behold

Proverbs 5:9

KJV: Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel:
EHCC: &6:1.0 hn fost among women ?

Proverbs 6:4

KJV: Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.
EHCC: Thou (art) beautiful, O my love,

Jeremiah 11:16

KJV: 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.
EHCC: fair, (and) of goodly fruit:

Ezekiel 31:3

KJV: 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.with fair branches: Heb. fair of branches
EHCC: 8 cedar in Lebanon with fair branches,

Ezekiel 9:1

KJV: He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.
EHCC: have made him fir

Ezekiel 33:32

KJV: 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.a very…: Heb. a song of loves
EHCC: yong of one that hath a pleasant voice,

Amos 8:13

KJV: In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
EHCC: In that day shall the fair virgins
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