יָפָה (ya.phah) means “be beautiful” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
Pronunciation guide: yaw-faw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
יָפָה · ya.phah · be beautiful
1) to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair 1a) (Qal) to be beautiful 1b) (Piel) to beautify 1c) (Pual) to be beautiful 1d) (Hithpael) to beautify oneself
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a primitive root; properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
KJV glosses: be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.
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Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| beautiful | 2 |
| delightful | 1 |
| fair | 1 |
| it was beautiful | 1 |
| they adorn it | 1 |
| you adorn yourself | 1 |
| you are the most handsome | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| how fair | 2 |
| beautiful | 1 |
| how beautiful | 1 |
| shalt thou make thyself fair | 1 |
| they deck | 1 |
| thou art fairer | 1 |
| thus was he fair | 1 |
Page 1 of 1. 8 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips; therefore God has blessed you forever.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 45.3
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
Read word by wordHow beautiful are your sandaled feet, O daughter of the prince! The curves of your thighs are like jewels, the handiwork of a master.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.2
How fair and pleasant you are, O love, with your delights!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.7
And you, O devastated one, what will you do, though you dress yourself in scarlet, though you adorn yourself with gold jewelry, though you enlarge your eyes with paint? You adorn yourself in vain; your lovers despise you; they want to take your life.
Read word by wordThey adorn it with silver and gold and fasten it with hammer and nails, so that it will not totter.
Read word by wordSo you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was made of fine linen, silk, and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour, honey, and oil. You became very beautiful and rose to be queen.
Read word by wordIt was beautiful in its greatness, in the length of its limbs, for its roots extended to abundant waters.
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