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יָפֶה H3303
H3303 is the Hebrew word יָפֶה, transliterated yâpheh and said yaw-feh'. The King James Version most often renders it fair.
What it means
beautiful (literally or figuratively).
Where it comes from
from H3302 (יָפָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 38 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: [phrase] beautiful, beauty, comely, fair(-est, one), [phrase] goodly, pleasant, well.
Verses using יָפֶה
All 37 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 12:11 · KJV
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:
Genesis 29:17 · KJV
Leah was tender eyed; but Rachel was beautiful and well favoured.
Genesis 39:6 · KJV
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.
Genesis 41:2 · KJV
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven well favoured kine and fatfleshed; and they fed in a meadow.
Genesis 41:4 · KJV
And the ill favoured and leanfleshed kine did eat up the seven well favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke.
Genesis 41:18 · KJV
And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fatfleshed and well favoured; and they fed in a meadow:
Deuteronomy 21:11 · KJV
And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife;
1 Samuel 16:12 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 17:42 · KJV
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.
1 Samuel 25:3 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 13:1 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 14:25 · KJV
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.
2 Samuel 14:27 · KJV
And unto Absalom there were born three sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar: she was a woman of a fair countenance.
1 Kings 1:3 · KJV
So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all the coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunammite, and brought her to the king.
1 Kings 1:4 · KJV
And the damsel was very fair, and cherished the king, and ministered to him: but the king knew her not.
Esther 2:7 · KJV
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.
Job 42:15 · KJV
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.
Psalm 48:2 · KJV
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King.
Proverbs 11:22 · KJV
As a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, so is a fair woman which is without discretion.
Ecclesiastes 3:11 · KJV
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
Ecclesiastes 5:18 · KJV
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
Song of Solomon 1:8 · KJV
If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds’ tents.
Song of Solomon 1:15 · KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes.
Song of Solomon 1:16 · KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant: also our bed is green.
Song of Solomon 2:10 · KJV
My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Song of Solomon 2:13 · KJV
The fig tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines with the tender grape give a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away.
Song of Solomon 4:1 · KJV
Behold, thou art fair, my love; behold, thou art fair; thou hast doves’ eyes within thy locks: thy hair is as a flock of goats, that appear from mount Gilead.
Song of Solomon 4:7 · KJV
Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.
Song of Solomon 5:9 · KJV
What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women? what is thy beloved more than another beloved, that thou dost so charge us?
Song of Solomon 6:1 · KJV
Whither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned aside? that we may seek him with thee.
Song of Solomon 6:4 · KJV
Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, terrible as an army with banners.
Song of Solomon 6:10 · KJV
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Jeremiah 11:16 · KJV
The LORD called thy name, A green olive tree, fair, and of goodly fruit: with the noise of a great tumult he hath kindled fire upon it, and the branches of it are broken.
Ezekiel 31:3 · KJV
Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.
Ezekiel 31:9 · KJV
I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him.
Ezekiel 33:32 · KJV
And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.
Amos 8:13 · KJV
In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3303 mean?
H3303 is the Hebrew word יָפֶה (yâpheh), meaning beautiful (literally or figuratively).
How is H3303 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it fair (13 times), beautiful (5 times), behold thou art fair (5 times), well (4 times), fairest (3 times), among others.
How many times does H3303 appear in the Bible?
יָפֶה (yâpheh) is tagged in 37 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3303 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3302 (יָפָה).
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