Strong H3303יָפֶה

beautiful

Transliteration
yâpheh
Pronunciation
yaw-feh'
Morphology
Hebrew Adjective

Definition

From H3302; beautiful (literally of figuratively): - + {beautiful} {beauty} {comely} fair ({-est} {one}) + {goodly} {pleasant} well.

Detailed definition

fair, beautiful, handsome

In the Bible

Strong H3303 appears in 38 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • fair21
  • beautiful6
  • well5
  • thou3
  • be1
  • beauty1
  • comely1
  • pleasant1

First verses

  1. Genesis 12:11
    And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon:
  2. Genesis 12:14
    And it came to pass, that, when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she was very fair.
  3. Genesis 29:17
    Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
  4. Genesis 39:6
    And he left all that he had in Joseph’s hand; and he knew not ought he had, save the bread which he did eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well favoured.
  5. Genesis 41:2
    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
  6. Genesis 41:4
    And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
  7. Genesis 41:18
    And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
  8. Deuteronomy 21:11
    And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
  9. 1 Samuel 16:12
    And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
  10. 1 Samuel 17:42
    And when the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him: for he was but a youth, and ruddy, and of a fair countenance.
  11. 1 Samuel 25:3
    Now the name of the man was Nabal; and the name of his wife Abigail: and she was a woman of good understanding, and of a beautiful countenance: but the man was churlish and evil in his doings; and he was of the house of Caleb.
  12. 2 Samuel 13:1
    And it came to pass after this, that Absalom the son of David had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.
  13. 2 Samuel 14:25
    But in all Israel there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty: from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blemish in him.
  14. 2 Samuel 14:27
    And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
  15. 1 Kings 1:3
    So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
  16. 1 Kings 1:4
    And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
  17. Esther 2:7
    And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle’s daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and the maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
  18. Job 42:15
    And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.
  19. Psalms 48:2
    Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
  20. Proverbs 11:22
    As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
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