יָפִיעַ
yafia · Japhia
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3309 · appears 5 times in the Bible
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yafia (יָפִיעַ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Japhia”.
The name of a king of Lachish in the time of Joshua (Joshua 10:3), of a son of David born in Jerusalem (2 Samuel 5:15) and of a town of Zebulun (Joshua 19:12). It means "shining."
How to say it
ya·fi·a
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- Joshua 10:3
So Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent to Hoham king of Hebron, to Piram king of Jarmuth, to Japhia king of Lachish, and to Debir king of Eglon, saying,
- Joshua 19:12
and it turned back from Sarid eastward toward the sunrise to the border of Chisloth-tabor, and went out to Daberath, and went up to Japhia;
- 2 Samuel 5:15
Ibhar, Elishua, Nepheg, and Japhia,
- 1 Chronicles 3:7
Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia,
- 1 Chronicles 14:6
and Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia,