Joppa
יָפוֹStrong’s H3305yapho (ya-pho)
Appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament
In short
Yapho is the Hebrew word usually translated “joppa”. It appears in 4 verses of the Old Testament.
“And Mejarkon, and Rakkon, with the border before Japho.”
Meaning
- Joppa or Japho = "beautiful"
How it's translated
- joppa 4
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Joshua 1
- 2 Chronicles 1
- Ezra 1
- Jonah 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Chronicles 2:16And we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need: and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.
- Ezra 3:7They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.
- Jonah 1:3But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Hebrew dictionary
יָפוֹ yapho · Joppa
Joppa or Japho = "beautiful" a town on the southwest coast of Palestine in the territory of Dan; became primary port of Jerusalem during reign of Solomon Also named: Ioppē (Ἰόππη "Joppa" G2445)
From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.