יָפָה
ya.phah
be beautiful
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word "yāp̄āh" (ya.phah) is translated as "be beautiful." Based on its short definition, it can be inferred that this word communicates a sense of aesthetic appeal, often in relation to physical appearance or external qualities. Its short definition alone suggests a static, descriptive meaning, implying that something already possesses or lacks beauty. The word "yāp̄āh" is used eight times in the Bible, indicating a moderate frequency of occurrence. This usage suggests that the concept of beauty is an important theme in certain biblical contexts, likely in descriptions of people, landscapes, or objects of creation. The word's significance is tied to its descriptive role, highlighting the existence of beauty or its lack. The specific meaning and usage of "yāp̄āh" can only be fully understood in the context of its individual occurrences. However, based solely on its short definition, it is clear that this word emphasizes a visual or external aspect of something, focusing on its beauty as a characteristic or attribute.
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Occurrences in Scripture
8 total occurrences across the text
You are the most excellent of the sons of men. Grace has anointed your lips, therefore God has blessed you forever.
Song of Solomon 7:1How beautiful are your feet in sandals, prince’s daughter! Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a skillful workman.
Song of Solomon 4:10How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, the fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!
Song of Solomon 7:6How beautiful and how pleasant you are, love, for delights!
Jeremiah 4:30You, when you are made desolate, what will you do? Though you clothe yourself with scarlet, though you deck yourself with ornaments of gold, though you enlarge your eyes with makeup, you make yourself beautiful in vain. Your lovers despise you. They seek your life.
Jeremiah 10:4They deck it with silver and with gold. They fasten it with nails and with hammers, so that it can’t move.
Ezekiel 16:13Thus you were decked with gold and silver. Your clothing was of fine linen, silk, and embroidered work. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You were exceedingly beautiful, and you prospered to royal estate.
Ezekiel 31:7Thus it was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its branches; for its root was by many waters.