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 times

Appears 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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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.