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It is often used in the context of physical appearance, but it can also refer to the beauty of character or actions. The term is used to describe both people and objects, emphasizing an aesthetic or pleasing quality.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, beauty was often seen as a reflection of divine favor and blessing. Physical beauty was appreciated, but inner beauty, characterized by wisdom and righteousness, was highly valued. The concept of beauty in the Hebrew Bible is not merely superficial but is often linked to moral and spiritual qualities.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to be fair or beautiful<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>beautiful (5), decorate (1), fairer (1), make yourself beautiful (1).<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">יָפָה</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>be fair, beautiful</b></font> (Late Hebrew <em>id.</em> Pi`el and derivatives; Aramaic Aph`el <img src="/bdbgif/bdb042101.gif"> is <em>suffice, finish, fail</em>; compare Aramaic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb042102.gif"> (PS<sup>3015</sup>) <em>beautiful, fit</em>, Nö<sup>§ 172 c. Anm. G H</sup>[offmann] LCB<sup>1882, 321</sup>. Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb042103.gif"> <em>fulfil, perform</em>; Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb042104.gif"> II. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <em>give</em> (entirely) <em>over to, into power of</em>, Di<sup>349</sup>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">יָפִיתְ</font> Cant 7:7; <font class="hebrew2">יָפוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/4-10.htm">Songs 4:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/songs/7-2.htm">Songs 7:2</a> <em>Imperfect</em>2feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">וַתִּ֫יפִי</font> (Kö<sup>Lgh. i. 581</sup>) <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ezekiel 16:13</a>; 3masculine singular with apocope <font class="hebrew2">וַיִּיף</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Ezekiel 31:7</a>; — <em>be beautiful</em>, subject person Cant 4:10; Song 7:7; of feet <a href="/interlinear/songs/7-2.htm">Songs 7:2</a>; of Jerusalem under figure of woman <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-13.htm">Ezekiel 16:13</a>; Egypt under figure of tree <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/31-7.htm">Ezekiel 31:7</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>3masculine singular suffix <font class="hebrew2">יְיַמֵּ֑הוּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-4.htm">Jeremiah 10:4</a> <em>beautify</em> an idol. The (<p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pe`al`al</b></font> ?) <em>Perfect</em> form <font class="hebrew2">אָדָם יָפְיָפִיתָ מִבְּנֵי</font> <a href="/interlinear/psalms/45-3.htm">Psalm 45:3</a> is contrary to all analogues: read either <font class="hebrew2">יָפִיתָ</font> or <font class="hebrew2">יְפֵיפִיתָ</font> Ges<sup> § 55. 3</sup> Sta<sup>§ 156 R</sup> Now (Kö<sup>i. 583 f.</sup> defence is artificial): <em>thou art more beautiful than</em>, etc. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Hithpa`el</b></font> <em>Imperfect</em>2feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">תִּתְיַמִּי</font> <em>beautify thyself</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-30.htm">Jeremiah 4:30</a>. <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>be beautiful, be fair, deck <p>A primitive root; properly, to be bright, i.e. (by implication) beautiful -- be beautiful, be (make self) fair(-r), deck. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וַיְּיִ֣ף וַתִּ֙יפִי֙ וייף ותיפי יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ יָּפ֥וּ יָּפִית֙ יָפְיָפִ֡יתָ ייפהו יפו יפיפית יפית תִּתְיַפִּ֑י תתיפי tiṯ·yap·pî tityapPi tiṯyappî vaiyeYif vatTifi wat·tî·p̄î wattîp̄î way·yə·yip̄ wayyəyip̄ yā·p̄ə·yā·p̄î·ṯā yā·p̄îṯ yā·p̄ū yafeyaFita yaFit yaFu yāp̄əyāp̄îṯā yāp̄îṯ yāp̄ū yə·yap·pê·hū yeyapPehu yəyappêhū<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/psalms/45-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Psalm 45:2</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/45.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> יָפְיָפִ֡יתָ </b> מִבְּנֵ֬י אָדָ֗ם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/psalms/45.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">You are fairer</span> than the sons<br><a href="/kjvs/psalms/45.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Thou art fairer</span> than the children<br><a href="/interlinear/psalms/45-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">are fairer</span> the sons of men<p><b><a href="/text/songs/4-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 4:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מַה־ <b> יָּפ֥וּ </b> דֹדַ֖יִךְ אֲחֹתִ֣י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> How <span class="itali">beautiful</span> is your love,<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">How fair</span> is thy love, my sister,<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/4-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> How <span class="itali">beautiful</span> is your love my sister<p><b><a href="/text/songs/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 7:6</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> מַה־ <b> יָּפִית֙ </b> וּמַה־ נָּעַ֔מְתְּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> How <span class="itali">beautiful</span> and how delightful<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">How fair</span> and how pleasant<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/7-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> How <span class="itali">beautiful</span> and how delightful<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/4-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 4:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עֵינַ֔יִךְ לַשָּׁ֖וְא <b> תִּתְיַפִּ֑י </b> מָאֲסוּ־ בָ֥ךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> In vain <span class="itali">you make yourself beautiful.</span> [Your] lovers<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in vain <span class="itali">shalt thou make thyself fair;</span> [thy] lovers<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/4-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your eyes vain <span class="itali">make</span> despise lovers<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 10:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בְּכֶ֥סֶף וּבְזָהָ֖ב <b> יְיַפֵּ֑הוּ </b> בְּמַסְמְר֧וֹת וּבְמַקָּב֛וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">They decorate</span> [it] with silver<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">They deck</span> it with silver<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> silver gold <span class="itali">decorate</span> nails hammers<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 16:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">(אָכָ֑לְתְּ ק) <b> וַתִּ֙יפִי֙ </b> בִּמְאֹ֣ד מְאֹ֔ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/16.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so you were exceedingly <span class="itali">beautiful</span> and advanced<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/16.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thou wast exceeding <span class="itali">beautiful,</span> and thou didst prosper<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/16-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and oil burn up <span class="itali">beautiful</span> were exceedingly were exceedingly<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/31-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 31:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/31.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> <b> וַיְּיִ֣ף </b> בְּגָדְל֔וֹ בְּאֹ֖רֶךְ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/31.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> <span class="itali">So it was beautiful</span> in its greatness,<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/31.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">Thus was he fair</span> in his greatness,<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/31-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">beautiful</span> greatness the length<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3302.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3302.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3302<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tityappi_3302.htm">tiṯ·yap·pî — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vaiyeyif_3302.htm">way·yə·yip̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vattifi_3302.htm">wat·tî·p̄î — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yafeyafita_3302.htm">yā·p̄ə·yā·p̄î·ṯā — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yafit_3302.htm">yā·p̄îṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yafu_3302.htm">yā·p̄ū — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/yeyappehu_3302.htm">yə·yap·pê·hū — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> 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