יָפָהyâphâh
be fair, beautiful
Pronunciation: yaw-faw' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3302
Meanings
Qal: be beautiful (Song of Solomon 7:7; Song of Solomon 4:10; Song of Solomon 7:2)
Pi`el: beautify (Jeremiah 10:4)
Pe`al`al: contrary to all analogues: read either יָפִיתָ or יְפֵיפִיתָ (Psalms 45:3)
Hithpa`el: beautify thyself (Jeremiah 4:30)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Psalms 45:2 You are the most handsome of all. Gracious words stream from your lips. God himself has blessed you forever.
- Song of Solomon 4:10 Your love delights me, my treasure, my bride. Your love is better than wine, your perfume more fragrant than spices.
- Song of Solomon 7:1 How beautiful are your sandaled feet, O queenly maiden. Your rounded thighs are like jewels, the work of a skilled craftsman.
- Song of Solomon 7:6 Oh, how beautiful you are! How pleasing, my love, how full of delights!
- Jeremiah 4:30 What are you doing, you who have been plundered? Why do you dress up in beautiful clothing and put on gold jewelry? Why do you brighten your eyes with mascara? Your primping will do you no good! The allies who were your lovers despise you and seek to kill you.
- Jeremiah 10:4 They decorate it with gold and silver and then fasten it securely with hammer and nails so it won’t fall over.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).