יָפִיעַ
Transliteration
yāp̄îaʿ
Pronunciation
yaw-fee'-ah
Part of Speech
proper locative noun, proper masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From יָפַע (H3313)
Strong’s Definitions

יָפִיעַ Yâphîyaʻ, yaw-fee'-ah; from H3313; bright; Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Palestine:—Japhia.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H3309 in the following manner: Japhia (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H3309 in the following manner: Japhia (5x).

  1. Japhia = "shining"

    proper locative noun

    1. a town on the border of Zebulun and Issachar

      1. perhaps modern 'Yafa'

        proper masculine noun

    2. the king of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua

    3. a son of David by a concubine

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָפִיעַ Yâphîyaʻ, yaw-fee'-ah; from H3313; bright; Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Palestine:—Japhia.
STRONGS H3309: Abbreviations
† יָפִיעַ proper name, person and location
1. masculine person (compare Sabean יפעאל Hal150) —
a. a king of Lachish Joshua 10:3, Ιεφθα, A Ιαφ(α)ιε.
b. a son of David 2 Samuel 5:15 ( Ιεφιες, Ναφεθ) = 1 Chronicles 3:7 ( Ιανουε A Ιαφιε, Αχικαμ) = 1 Chronicles 14:6 ( Ιανουου, A Ιαφιε, Ιαβεγ).
2. proper name, of a location on border of Zebulun Joshua 19:12, perhaps = modern Yâfa, 1/2 hour from Nazareth, RobBR ii. 343 f, but Φαγγαι, Ιαφαψαὶ Ιαφφιε.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

10:3; 19:12

2 Samuel

5:15

1 Chronicles

3:7; 14:6