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Yapho <a href="../hebrew/3306.htm" title="3306">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Yapho: Joppa</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יָפוֹ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Location<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Yapho<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yah-fo<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yaw-fo')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Joppa<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Japho<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root יָפָה (yaphah), meaning "to be beautiful."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G2445 (Ιόππη, Ioppe):</b> The Greek equivalent of Joppa, used in the New Testament.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>Yapho, or Joppa, is a port city on the Mediterranean Sea, historically significant as a major harbor in ancient Israel. It is mentioned in the Bible as a place of transit and trade, and it served as a gateway for goods and people traveling to and from the region.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>Joppa is one of the oldest functioning harbors in the world, with a history that dates back to ancient times. It was a strategic location for trade and military purposes due to its position on the Mediterranean coast. The city was known for its beauty and was often associated with maritime activities. In biblical times, Joppa was under the control of various empires, including the Egyptians, Philistines, and Israelites.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3302.htm">yaphah</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a seaport city of Pal.<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Joppa (4).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">יָפוֺ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יָפוֺא</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>proper name, of a location</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>Joppa</b></font> (Phoenician <font class="hebrew2">יפי</font>; Assyrian <i><em>Ja(p)pu</em></i> COT<sup>Gloss</sup> Bez<sup>Tel-el-Amarna Tabl. ln Brit, Mus. 146</sup>; Egyptian <i><em>Ye-pu</em></i> WMM<sup>159</sup>) — seaport town of Palestine (Jerusalem), <font class="hebrew2">יָפוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-46.htm">Joshua 19:46</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jonah/1-3.htm">Jonah 1:3</a>; 2Chron 2:15 = <font class="hebrew2">יָפוֺא</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezra/3-7.htm">Ezra 3:7</a>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ιοππα</font>, modern <em>Jaffa</em>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Japha, Joppa <p>Or Yaphow (Ezra 3:7) {yaw-fo'}; from <a href="/hebrew/3302.htm">yaphah</a>; beautiful; Japho, a place in Palestine -- Japha, Joppa. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3302.htm">yaphah</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>יָפ֑וֹ יָפ֔וֹא יָפ֜וֹ יָפֽוֹ׃ יפו יפו׃ יפוא yā·p̄ō·w yā·p̄ōw yaFo yāp̄ōw<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/joshua/19-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Joshua 19:46</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/19.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַגְּב֖וּל מ֥וּל <b> יָפֽוֹ׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/joshua/19.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> with the territory over against <span class="itali">Joppa.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/joshua/19.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with the border before <span class="itali">Japho.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/joshua/19-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the territory over <span class="itali">Joppa</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_chronicles/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Chronicles 2:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַל־ יָ֣ם <b> יָפ֑וֹ </b> וְאַתָּ֛ה תַּעֲלֶ֥ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> by sea <span class="itali">to Joppa,</span> so that you may carry<br><a href="/kjvs/2_chronicles/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> by sea <span class="itali">to Joppa;</span> and thou shalt carry it up<br><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/2-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> by sea <span class="itali">to Joppa</span> you you may carry<p><b><a href="/text/ezra/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezra 3:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶל־ יָ֣ם <b> יָפ֔וֹא </b> כְּרִשְׁי֛וֹן כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezra/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> to the sea <span class="itali">at Joppa,</span> according to the permission<br><a href="/kjvs/ezra/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to the sea <span class="itali">of Joppa,</span> according to the grant<br><a href="/interlinear/ezra/3-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> to the sea <span class="itali">Joppa</span> to the permission Cyrus<p><b><a href="/text/jonah/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jonah 1:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jonah/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֨רֶד <b> יָפ֜וֹ </b> וַיִּמְצָ֥א אָנִיָּ֣ה ׀</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jonah/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> So he went down <span class="itali">to Joppa,</span> found a ship<br><a href="/kjvs/jonah/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and went down <span class="itali">to Joppa;</span> and he found<br><a href="/interlinear/jonah/1-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD went <span class="itali">to Joppa</span> found A ship<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3305.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3305.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3305<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/yafo_3305.htm">yā·p̄ōw — 4 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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