Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8231 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שָׁפַר |
| Part of Speech: | verb-stem |
| Etymology: | a primitive root |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shaphar |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shaw-far' |
| Meaning: | 1. to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair |
| KJV Renderings: | X goodly. |
Strong's is an index and starting point, not the final meaning of a word. Do not build doctrine from a gloss, root, or number. Test meaning by sentence, grammar, authorial usage, context, and the passage argument.
[שָׁפַר] verb be beautiful, fair, comely (Arabic [untranscribed source text 5697] remove veil (of women), shine; Aramaic שְׁפַר be pleasing (see Dan 6:2), [untranscribed source text 5698] be beautiful, bright, pleasing, [untranscribed source text 5699] beautiful); —
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
