Yaphia means “Japhia” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's G3309 — merimnao (“take thought”) in the Greek Bible.
Strong's H3309 יָפִיַע (Yaphiya`) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. Yaphiya` (yaw-fee'-ah) n/l. 1. bright 2. Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Israel It has 5 linked Bible usages across 3 books. Visible English usage signals include japhia. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
Yaphiya` (yaw-fee'-ah) n/l. 1. bright 2. Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Israel [from H3313] KJV: Japhia. Root(s): H3313
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Japhia
Usage: A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at Jos.10.3 § Japhia = "shining" 1) a town on the border of Zebulun and Issachar 1a) perhaps modern 'Yafa' 2) the king of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua 3) a son of David by a concubine
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render Yaphiya`, 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.
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5 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
First 5 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3309.
Wherefore Adonizedec king of Jerusalem, sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chislothtabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia,
Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3309, grouped by book.
Yaphia (Strong's H3309) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "Japhia". Yaphiya` (yaw-fee'-ah) n/l. 1. bright 2. Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Israel
This page currently indexes 5 linked usages for Strong's H3309 across 3 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3309 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as japhia. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.