Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
be beautiful
Usage: 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
Strong's Number
H3302
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
4
Strong's H3302 Quick Answer
Strong's H3302 יָפָה (yaphah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yaphah (yaw-faw') v. 1. (properly) to be bright 2. (by implication) beautiful It has 8 linked Bible usages across 4 books. Visible English usage signals include fair, beautiful, make, and deck. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yaphah (yaw-faw') v. 1. (properly) to be bright 2. (by implication) beautiful
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 4 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- fair, beautiful, make, and deck
Meaning and Definition
yaphah (yaw-faw') v. 1. (properly) to be bright 2. (by implication) beautiful [a primitive root] KJV: be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3302. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3302 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yaphah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H3302 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3302 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3302 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3302.
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!
How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman.
How fair and how pleasant art thou, O love, for delights!
And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do? Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though thou deckest thee with ornaments of gold, though thou rentest thy face with painting, in vain shalt thou make thyself fair; thy lovers will despise thee, they will seek thy life.
They deck it with silver and with gold; they fasten it with nails and with hammers, that it move not.
Thus wast thou decked with gold and silver; and thy raiment was of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil: and thou wast exceeding beautiful, and thou didst prosper into a kingdom.
Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3302, grouped by book.
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H3302 FAQ
What does yaphah (יָפָה) mean?
Yaphah (Strong's H3302) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "be beautiful". yaphah (yaw-faw') v. 1. (properly) to be bright 2. (by implication) beautiful
How many times is yaphah (יָפָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3302 across 4 books.
Where can I study yaphah (יָפָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3302 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yaphah (יָפָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as fair, beautiful, make, and deck. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.