יָפוֹ Yâphôw
Meaning
Japho, a place in Palestine
In the King James Version: Japha, Joppa.
Derivation: or יָפוֹא; (Ezra 3:7), from H3302 (יָפָה); beautiful;
Where it is used
- Joshua 19:46 Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, including the territory across from Joppa.
- 2 Chronicles 2:16 We will cut logs from Lebanon, as many as you need, and we will float them to you as rafts by sea down to Joppa. Then you can take them up to Jerusalem.”
- Ezra 3:7 They gave money to the masons and carpenters, and food and drink and oil to the people of Sidon and Tyre to bring cedar logs from Lebanon to Joppa by sea, as authorized by Cyrus king of Persia.
- Jonah 1:3 Jonah, however, got up to flee to Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish. So he paid the fare and went aboard to sail for Tarshish, away from the presence of the LORD.