H3305 - יָפוֹ (Yâphôw)

H3305 יָפוֹ (Yâphôw) yaw-fo'

Hebrew

Noun

Quick Definition

Joppa

Biblical Persons & Places

Joppa Joppa

A location first mentioned at Jos.19.46; referred to as Joppa (יָפוֹ), or Joppa (Ἰόππη).

Strong's Definition

Japho, a place in Palestine

Derivation: or יָפוֹא; (Ezra 3:7), from H3302 (יָפָה); beautiful;

KJV Usage: Japha, Joppa.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Joppa or Japho = "beautiful"

1) a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G2445

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

Joppa or Japho = "beautiful" a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon Also named: Ioppē (Ἰόππη "Joppa" G2445)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יָפוֹא / יָפוֹ yâphô / yâphô BDB Definition: Joppa or Japho = beautiful 1) a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon Part of Speech: noun proper locative A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H3302 Total KJV Occurrences: 4

Bible Occurrences (4)

19:46

2:16

3:7

1:3

Joshua 19:46

Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.

2 Chronicles 2:16

We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.

Ezra 3:7

They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized... by Cyrus king of Persia.

Jonah 1:3

Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard... to sail... for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.