Hebrew adjective · H3303
יָפֶה
yaphehyaw-feh'
beautiful
42 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: yâpheh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H3303is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 14 of 39Old Testament books
- 26spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H3303
beautiful (literally or figuratively)
The King James renders it: [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
yapheh is rendered "beautiful". It stands 42 times in the Hebrew text, across fourteen books.
- Thirteen of the uses stand in Song of Solomon, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Genesis 12:11As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
- The Greek text spells it twenty-six different ways.
The first use
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
Genesis 12:11יְפַת־
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Thirteen of the word's forty-two uses are in Song of Solomon.
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- beautiful16
- beautiful of10
- O beautiful3
- and beautiful of2
- beautiful my2
- handsome of2
- a beautiful1
- and good looking of1
- and handsome of1
- good looking of1
- handsome1
- the beautiful1
and 1 more, 42 uses in all
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
The words it stands beside
All 42, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
26 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- יְפֵ֥ה5
- יְפַת־4
- הַיָּפָ֖ה3
- יָפֶ֣ה3
- יָפָ֖ה2
- יָפָ֔ה2
- יָפָ֣ה2
- יָפָה֙2
- יָפָתִ֖י2
- הַיָּפ֛וֹת1
- וִיפֵ֥ה1
- וִיפַ֥ת1
and 14 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- adjective · feminine singular12HAafsa
- adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)7HAamsc
- adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)5HAafsc
- adjective · masculine singular5HAamsa
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singular3HTd/Aafsa
- adjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)2HAafpc
- adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular2HAafsc/Sp1bs
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)2HC/Aafsc
- adjective · feminine plural1HAafpa
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Aafpc
- conjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1HC/Aamsc
- the definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine plural1HTd/Aafpa
Genesis
nine uses
As he was about to enter Egypt, he said to his wife Sarai, “Look, I know that you are a beautiful woman,
- יְפַת־yefat-adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
So when Abram entered Egypt, the Egyptians saw that the woman was very beautiful.
- יָפָ֥הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
Leah had weak eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.
- יְפַת־yefat-adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
- וִיפַ֥תvifatconjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and beautiful of
So Potiphar left all that he owned in Joseph’s care; he did not concern himself with anything except the food he ate. Now Joseph was well-built and handsome,
- יְפֵה־yefeh-adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: handsome of
- וִיפֵ֥הvipehconjunction (“and”) + adjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and handsome of
when seven cows, sleek and well-fed, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
- יְפ֥וֹתyefotadjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: good looking of
And the cows that were sickly and thin devoured the seven sleek, well-fed cows. Then Pharaoh woke up,
- יְפֹ֥תyefotadjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: the good looking of
when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
- וִיפֹ֣תvifotconjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine plural · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and good looking of
Deuteronomy
one use
if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife,
- יְפַת־yefat-adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
1 Samuel
three uses
So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, “Rise and anoint him, for he is the one.”
- יְפֵ֥הyepehadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
When the Philistine looked and saw David, he despised him because he was just a boy, ruddy and handsome.
- יְפֵ֥הyepehadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: handsome of
His name was Nabal, and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was an intelligent and beautiful woman, but her husband, a Calebite, was harsh and evil in his dealings.
- וִ֣יפַתvifatconjunction (“and”) + adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: and beautiful of
2 Samuel
three uses
After some time, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
- יָפָ֖הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: a beautiful
Now there was not a man in all Israel as handsome and highly praised as Absalom. From the sole of his foot to the top of his head, he did not have a single flaw.
- יָפֶ֛הyapehadjective · masculine singulartagged: handsome
Three sons were born to Absalom, and a daughter named Tamar, who was a beautiful woman.
- יְפַ֥תyefatadjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
1 Kings
two uses
Then they searched throughout Israel for a beautiful girl, and they found Abishag the Shunammite and brought her to the king.
- יָפָ֔הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
The girl was unsurpassed in beauty; she cared for the king and served him, but he had no relations with her.
- יָפָ֣הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
Esther
one use
And Mordecai had brought up Hadassah (that is, Esther), the daughter of his uncle, because she did not have a father or mother. The young woman was lovely in form and appearance, and when her father and mother had died, Mordecai had taken her in as his own daughter.
- יְפַת־yefat-adjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
Job
one use
No women as beautiful as Job’s daughters could be found in all the land, and their father granted them an inheritance among their brothers.
- יָפ֛וֹתyafotadjective · feminine pluraltagged: beautiful
Psalms
one use
Beautiful in loftiness, the joy of all the earth, like the peaks of Zaphon is Mount Zion, the city of the great King.
- יְפֵ֥הyepehadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
Proverbs
one use
Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
- יָ֝פָ֗הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
Ecclesiastes
two uses
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men, yet they cannot fathom the work that God has done from beginning to end.
- יָפֶ֣הyapehadjective · masculine singulartagged: beautiful
Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him—for this is his lot.
- יָפֶ֣הyapehadjective · masculine singulartagged: beautiful
Song of Solomon
thirteen uses
If you do not know, O fairest of women, follow the tracks of the flock, and graze your young goats near the tents of the shepherds.
- הַיָּפָ֖הhaiyafahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: O beautiful
How beautiful you are, my darling! Oh, how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves.
- יָפָה֙yafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
- יָפָ֖הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
How handsome you are, my beloved! Oh, how delightful! The soft grass is our bed.
- יָפֶ֤הyapehadjective · masculine singulartagged: beautiful
My beloved calls to me, “Arise, my darling. Come away with me, my beautiful one.
- יָפָתִ֖יyafatiadjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: beautiful my
The fig tree ripens its figs; the blossoming vines spread their fragrance. Arise, come away, my darling; come away with me, my beautiful one.”
- יָפָתִ֖יyafatiadjective · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singulartagged: beautiful my
How beautiful you are, my darling—how very beautiful! Your eyes are like doves behind your veil. Your hair is like a flock of goats streaming down Mount Gilead.
- יָפָ֤הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
- יָפָ֔הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
You are altogether beautiful, my darling; in you there is no flaw.
- יָפָה֙yafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
How is your beloved better than others, O most beautiful among women? How is your beloved better than another, that you charge us so?
- הַיָּפָ֖הhaiyafahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: O beautiful
Where has your beloved gone, O most beautiful among women? Which way has he turned? We will seek him with you.
- הַיָּפָ֖הhaiyafahthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine singulartagged: O beautiful
You are as beautiful, my darling, as Tirzah, as lovely as Jerusalem, as majestic as troops with banners.
- יָפָ֨הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
Who is this who shines like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as the stars in procession?
- יָפָ֣הyafahadjective · feminine singulartagged: beautiful
Jeremiah
one use
The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.
- יְפֵ֣הyepehadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
Ezekiel
three uses
Look at Assyria, a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches that shaded the forest. It towered on high; its top was among the clouds.
- יְפֵ֥הyepehadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
I made it beautiful with its many branches, the envy of all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God.’
- יָפֶ֣הyapehadjective · masculine singulartagged: beautiful
Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice.
- יְפֵ֥הyepehadjective · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)tagged: beautiful of
Amos
one use
In that day the lovely young women—the young men as well—will faint from thirst.
- הַיָּפ֛וֹתhaiyafotthe definite article (“the”) + adjective · feminine pluraltagged: the beautiful
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.