יָפָה

Strong’s Definition

properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to be bright, be beautiful, be handsome, be fair
• 2.(qal) to be beautiful
• 3.(piel) to beautify
• 4.(pual) to be beautiful
• 5.(hithpael) to beautify oneself

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: yâphâh; Pronunciation: yaw-faw'