Quick Definition
be beautiful
Strong's Definition
properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.
TWOT Reference: 890
Outline of Biblical 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
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
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
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יָפָה
yâphâh
BDB Definition:
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
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 890
Total KJV Occurrences: 14