What does יֳפִי (yŏpiy) mean in the Bible?
יֳפִי (yŏpiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "beauty".
Hebrew · H3308
יֳפִי
Beauty
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יֳפִי H3308
Pronunciation yŏpiy
What does יֳפִי (yŏpiy) mean in the Bible?
יֳפִי (yŏpiy) is a Hebrew word meaning "beauty".
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How does the BSB render H3308?
The BSB source-word alignment has 19 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include your beauty (4), in beauty (3), and beauty (1), beautiful (1), beauty (1).
Where does יֳפִי (yŏpiy) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (10), Isaiah (2), Proverbs (2), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It your beauty 4× Psalms 45:11, Ezekiel 16:25, Ezekiel 27:4, Ezekiel 27:11
in beauty 3× Psalms 50:2, Ezekiel 27:3, Ezekiel 28:12
and beauty 1× Proverbs 31:30
beautiful 1× Zechariah 9:17
beauty 1× Isaiah 3:24
for her beauty 1× Proverbs 6:25
her beauty 1× Esther 1:11
in His beauty 1× Isaiah 33:17
in your beauty 1× Ezekiel 16:15
its beauty 1× Ezekiel 31:8
of beauty 1× Lamentations 2:15
of your beauty 1× Ezekiel 28:17
on account of your beauty 1× Ezekiel 16:14
the beauty 1× Ezekiel 28:7
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 1:11 יָפְיָ֔הּ to her beauty Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Psalms 45:11 יָפְיֵ֑ךְ to your beauty Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Psalms 50:2 יֹ֗פִי to in beauty Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 6:25 יָ֭פְיָהּ to for her beauty Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Proverbs 31:30 הַיֹּ֑פִי to and beauty Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 3:24 יֹֽפִי׃ to beauty Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 33:17 בְּיָפְי֖וֹ to in His beauty Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Lamentations 2:15 יֹ֔פִי to of beauty Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 16:14 בְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְ to on account of your beauty Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular Ezekiel 16:15 בְיָפְיֵ֔ךְ to in your beauty Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 1:11
Aligned rows 19
Books represented 7
Esther 1 Psalms 2 Proverbs 2 Isaiah 2 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 10 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יֹֽפִי׃ 3x yō·p̄î Isaiah 3:24, Ezekiel 27:3, Ezekiel 28:12
יָפְיֵֽךְ׃ 2x yā·p̄ə·yêḵ Ezekiel 27:4, Ezekiel 27:11
בְּיָפְי֖וֹ 1x bə·yā·p̄ə·yōw Isaiah 33:17
בְּיָפְיֽוֹ׃ 1x bə·yā·p̄ə·yōw Ezekiel 31:8
בְיָפְיֵ֔ךְ 1x ḇə·yā·p̄ə·yêḵ Ezekiel 16:15
בְּיָפְיֵ֑ךְ 1x bə·yā·p̄ə·yêḵ Ezekiel 16:14
בְּיָפְיֶ֔ךָ 1x bə·yā·p̄ə·ye·ḵā Ezekiel 28:17
הַיֹּ֑פִי 1x hay·yō·p̄î Proverbs 31:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 5x Psalms 50:2, Isaiah 3:24, Lamentations 2:15, Ezekiel 27:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 3x Psalms 45:11, Ezekiel 27:4, Ezekiel 27:11
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular 2x Esther 1:11, Proverbs 6:25
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular 2x Ezekiel 16:14, Ezekiel 16:15
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 33:17, Ezekiel 31:8
Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 31:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular 1x Ezekiel 16:25
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Ezekiel 28:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. beauty
Source Gloss
beauty
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
beauty Usage: beauty.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Physical attractiveness is deceptive; inner character surpasses external appearance
Showing 1 selected witness from 19 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יֳפִי is built from this root:
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain