Lexical Definition

‎יָפָה‎ yâphâh (yaw-faw') be beautiful ^H:V
a primitive root

be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck.

• properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) 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

See Greek: καλός · ὡραῖος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[‎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 <sup>§ 55. 3</sup> Sta<sup>§ 156 R</sup> Now (Kö<sup>i. 583 f.</sup> defence is artificial): thou art more beautiful than, etc. Hithpa`el Imperfect 2 feminine singular ‎תִּתְיַפִּי‎ beautify thyself Jer 4:30.

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