Strong H3305יָפוֹ
Joppa
- Transliteration
- yâphô yâphô'
- Pronunciation
- {yaw-fo'} yaw-fo'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H3302; beautiful;
{Japho} a place in Palestine: - {Japha} Joppa.
{Japho} a place in Palestine: - {Japha} Joppa.
Meaning of the name
Joppa or Japho = "beautiful"
Detailed definition
Joppa, an ancient seaport on the Mediterranean coast, served as the main port for Jerusalem in biblical times.
In the biblical story
Joppa
An ancient seaport, the main port for Jerusalem
Joppa, an ancient seaport on the Mediterranean coast, served as the main port for Jerusalem in biblical times.
In the Bible
Strong H3305 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- joppa3
- japho1
First verses
- Joshua 19:46And Me–jarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.
- 2 Chronicles 2:16And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 3:7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord.