יָפִיעַ
ya.phi.aProper Noun (Masculine)H3309
Japhia
From: from H3313 (יָפַע); bright;
Short Definition
Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Palestine
Full Lexicon Entry
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, only mentioned at § Japhia = "shining" 1) a town on the border of Zebulun and Issachar 1a) perhaps modern 'Yafa' 2) the king of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua 3) a son of David by a concubine
Grammar
Part of Speech Proper Noun (Masculine)
Morphology N:N-M-P
DescriptionProper Noun, Masculine
Occurrences
5 timesAppears 5 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
1 Chronicles
2
Joshua
2
2 Samuel
1
Key Passages
- 1 Chronicles 14:6
- 1 Chronicles 3:7
- 2 Samuel 5:15
- Joshua 10:3
- Joshua 19:12
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