שְׁפַרshᵉphar

be fair, seemly

Pronunciation: shef-ar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H8232

Meanings

Pe`al: it seemed good to, let (Daniel 3:32; Daniel 6:2; Daniel 4:24)

Same root

שָׁפַרshâphar · H8231to glisten, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) fair

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

Daniel 4:2 “I want you all to know about the miraculous signs and wonders the Most High God has performed for me.
Daniel 4:27 “‘King Nebuchadnezzar, please accept my advice. Stop sinning and do what is right. Break from your wicked past and be merciful to the poor. Perhaps then you will continue to prosper.’
Daniel 6:1 Darius the Mede decided to divide the kingdom into 120 provinces, and he appointed a high officer to rule over each province.

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).