H3302

יָפָה

ya.phahH:V

be beautiful

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

[יָפָה] verb be fair, beautiful (Late Hebrew id. Pi`el and derivatives; Aramaic Aph`el is suffice, finish, fail; compare Aramaic (PS³⁰¹⁵) beautiful, fit, Nö^{§ 172 c. Anm. G H}[offmann] LCB^{1882, 321}. Arabic fulfil, perform; Ethiopic II.

2. give (entirely) over to, into power of, Di³⁴⁹) —

Qal Perfect יָפִיתְ Song 7:7 יָפוּ Song 4:10; Song 7:2 Imperfect 2 feminine singular וַתִּ֫יפִי (Kö^{Lgh. i. 581}) Ezek 16:13 3 masculine singular with apocope וַיִּיף Ezek 31:7 — be beautiful, subject person Song 4:10; Song 7:7 of feet v.Song 7:2 of Jerusalem under figure of woman Ezek 16:13 Egypt under figure of tree Ezek 31:7. Pi`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ Jer 10:4 beautify an idol. The (Pe`al`al ?) Perfect form אָדָם יָפְיָפִיתָ מִבְּנֵי Ps 45:3 is contrary to all analogues: read either יָפִיתָ or יְפֵיפִיתָ Ges^{§ 55. 3} Sta^{§ 156 R} Now (Kö^{i. 583 f.} defence is artificial): thou art more beautiful than, etc. Hithpa`el Imperfect 2 feminine singular תִּתְיַפִּי beautify thyself Jer 4:30.

5 occurrences

Song of Solomon (1), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (2)