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Lexicon :: Strong's H3303 - yāp̄ê

Aa
יָפֶה
Transliteration
yāp̄ê
Pronunciation
yaw-feh'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 890a

Strong’s Definitions

יָפֶה yâpheh, yaw-feh'; from H3302; beautiful (literally or figuratively):— beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), goodly, pleasant, well.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x

The KJV translates Strong's H3303 in the following manner: fair (21x), beautiful (5x), well (5x), fairest (3x), fair one (2x), beauty (1x), beautiful (with H8389) (2x), beauty (1x), comely (1x), pleasant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 41x
The KJV translates Strong's H3303 in the following manner: fair (21x), beautiful (5x), well (5x), fairest (3x), fair one (2x), beauty (1x), beautiful (with H8389) (2x), beauty (1x), comely (1x), pleasant (1x).

  1. fair, beautiful, handsome

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָפֶה yâpheh, yaw-feh'; from H3302; beautiful (literally or figuratively):— beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), goodly, pleasant, well.
STRONGS H3303: Abbreviations
יָפֶה adjective fair, beautiful; — masculine absolute יָפֶה 2 Samuel 14:25 4 times; construct יְפֵה Genesis 39:6 (twice in verse) + 6 times; feminine יָפָה Genesis 12:14 14 times; construct יְפַת; Genesis 2:11+ 6 times; suffix יָפָתִי Songs 2:10,13; plural יָפוֺת Job 42:15; Amos 8:13; construct יְפוֺת Genesis 41:2; יְפֹת Genesis 41:4; Genesis 41:18; — fair, beautiful, as attribute of woman 2 Samuel 13:1; 1 Kings 1:3; Amos 8:13; Proverbs 11:22; compare Job 42:15; Songs 6:10 (כלבנה י׳); predicate Genesis 12:14; 1 Kings 1:4; Songs 1:15 (twice in verse); Songs 4:1 (twice in verse); Cant 4:17; 6:4; = substantive fair one Songs 1:8; Songs 2:10,13; Songs 5:9; Songs 6:1; often construct יְפַתֿ מַרְאֶה Genesis 12:11; Genesis 29:17; 2 Samuel 14:27; יְפַתתֹּֿאַר Genesis 29:17; 1 Samuel 25:3; Deuteronomy 21:11; Esther 2:7: of kine יְפוֺתמַֿרְאֶה Genesis 41:2, compare Genesis 41:4; יְפוֺתתֹּֿאַר Genesis 41:18; less often of boy, young man אִישׁ יָפֶה 2 Samuel 14:25; predicate Songs 1:16; יְפֵה תֹאַר Genesis 39:6; וִיפֵה מַרְאֶה Genesis 39:6 (of Joseph); of Jerusalem יְפֵה נוֺף Psalm 48:3; of a singer יְפֵה קוֺל Ezekiel 33:32; of trees: olive יְפֵה פְרִיתֹֿאַר Jeremiah 11:16; cedar (figurative of Egypt) יְפֵה עָנָף Ezekiel 31:3, compare Ezekiel 31:9; יָפֶה of everything in its time Ecclesiastes 3:11; of various Acts 5:17. — In יְפֵה עֵינַיִם עִם 1 Samuel 16:12, עִם יְפֵה מַרְאֶה 1 Samuel 17:42, either יפה = substantive abstract with beauty of eyes, or עִם is textual error (Gr KrenkelZAW, 1882, 309 Bu עֶלֶם youth), see Dr.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:11; 12:11; 12:14; 12:14; 29:17; 29:17; 39:6; 39:6; 39:6; 41:2; 41:2; 41:4; 41:4; 41:18; 41:18

Deuteronomy

21:11

1 Samuel

16:12; 17:42; 25:3

2 Samuel

13:1; 14:25; 14:25; 14:27

1 Kings

1:3; 1:4

Esther

2:7

Job

42:15; 42:15

Psalms

48:3

Proverbs

11:22

Ecclesiastes

3:11

Song of Songs

1:8; 1:15; 1:16; 2:10; 2:10; 2:13; 2:13; 4:1; 5:9; 6:1; 6:4; 6:10

Jeremiah

11:16

Ezekiel

31:3; 31:9; 33:32

Amos

8:13; 8:13

Acts

5:17

H3303

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3303 matches the Hebrew יָפֶה (yāp̄ê),
which occurs 43 times in 39 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:11 - As he was approaching the border of Egypt, Abram said to his wife, Sarai, “Look, you are a very beautiful woman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 12:14 - And sure enough, when Abram arrived in Egypt, everyone noticed Sarai’s beauty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:17

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 29:17 - There was no sparkle in Leah’s eyes,[fn] but Rachel had a beautiful figure and a lovely face.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 39:6 - So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he didn’t worry about a thing—except what kind of food to eat!
Joseph was a very handsome and well-built young man,

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:2

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:2 - In his dream he saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:4 - Then the scrawny, thin cows ate the seven healthy, fat cows! At this point in the dream, Pharaoh woke up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 41:18 - and I saw seven fat, healthy cows come up out of the river and begin grazing in the marsh grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:11

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 21:11 - And suppose you see among the captives a beautiful woman, and you are attracted to her and want to marry her.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 16:12 - So Jesse sent for him. He was dark and handsome, with beautiful eyes.
And the LORD said, “This is the one; anoint him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 17:42 - sneering in contempt at this ruddy-faced boy.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:3 - This man’s name was Nabal, and his wife, Abigail, was a sensible and beautiful woman. But Nabal, a descendant of Caleb, was crude and mean in all his dealings.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:1 - Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:25 - Now Absalom was praised as the most handsome man in all Israel. He was flawless from head to foot.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:27 - He had three sons and one daughter. His daughter’s name was Tamar, and she was very beautiful.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:3 - So they searched throughout the land of Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag from Shunem and brought her to the king.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 1:4 - The girl was very beautiful, and she looked after the king and took care of him. But the king had no sexual relations with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 2:7 - This man had a very beautiful and lovely young cousin, Hadassah, who was also called Esther. When her father and mother died, Mordecai adopted her into his family and raised her as his own daughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 42:15 - In all the land no women were as lovely as the daughters of Job. And their father put them into his will along with their brothers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 48:2 - It is high and magnificent;
the whole earth rejoices to see it!
Mount Zion, the holy mountain,[fn]
is the city of the great King!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:22 - A beautiful woman who lacks discretion
is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 3:11 - Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:18 - Even so, I have noticed one thing, at least, that is good. It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work under the sun during the short life God has given them, and to accept their lot in life.

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Young Man

If you don’t know, O most beautiful woman,
follow the trail of my flock,
and graze your young goats by the shepherds’ tents.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 1:15 -

Young Man

How beautiful you are, my darling,
how beautiful!
Your eyes are like doves.

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Young Woman

You are so handsome, my love,
pleasing beyond words!
The soft grass is our bed;

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:10 - My lover said to me,
“Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:13 - The fig trees are forming young fruit,
and the fragrant grapevines are blossoming.
Rise up, my darling!
Come away with me, my fair one!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:1 -

Young Man

You are beautiful, my darling,
beautiful beyond words.
Your eyes are like doves
behind your veil.
Your hair falls in waves,
like a flock of goats winding down the slopes of Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:7 - You are altogether beautiful, my darling,
beautiful in every way.

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Young Women of Jerusalem

Why is your lover better than all others,
O woman of rare beauty?
What makes your lover so special
that we must promise this?

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Young Women of Jerusalem

Where has your lover gone,
O woman of rare beauty?
Which way did he turn
so we can help you find him?

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Young Man

You are beautiful, my darling,
like the lovely city of Tirzah.
Yes, as beautiful as Jerusalem,
as majestic as an army with billowing banners.

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 6:10 - “Who is this, arising like the dawn,
as fair as the moon,
as bright as the sun,
as majestic as an army with billowing banners?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:1 - [fn]How beautiful are your sandaled feet,
O queenly maiden.
Your rounded thighs are like jewels,
the work of a skilled craftsman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:16 - I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:3 - You are like mighty Assyria,
which was once like a cedar of Lebanon,
with beautiful branches that cast deep forest shade
and with its top high among the clouds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 31:9 - Because I made this tree so beautiful,
and gave it such magnificent foliage,
it was the envy of all the other trees of Eden,
the garden of God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:32

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:32 - You are very entertaining to them, like someone who sings love songs with a beautiful voice or plays fine music on an instrument. They hear what you say, but they don’t act on it!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 8:13 - Beautiful girls and strong young men
will grow faint in that day,
thirsting for the LORD’s word.
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