Lexical Definition

‎שְׁפַר‎ shᵉphar (shef-ar') to acceptable ^A:V
(Aramaic) corresponding to ‎שָׁפַר‎

be acceptable, please, [phrase] think good.

• to be beautiful

1) to be fair, be seemly, seem good, seem pleasing
1a) (P'al) to seem good, be acceptable

See Greek: ἀρέσκω

Extended Information

Aramaic of: שָׁפַר

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎שְׁפַר‎ verb be fair, seemly (ᵑ7 Syriac; compare Biblical Hebrew (rare and mostly late); Palmyrene ‎שפר ל‎ merit well of, SAC¹¹⁷; Cappad. Aramaic ‎שפירא‎ Lzb^{Eph. 160}); —

Pe`al Perfect 3 masculine singular ‎׳‎‎שׁ‎, with ‎קֳדָם‎ person it seemed good to Dan 3:32*; Dan 6:2* Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִשְׁפַּר עַל‎ Dan 4:24* let my counsel be acceptable to thee.

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