Yâphîyaʻ — H3309

Definition

locative proper noun

Japhia, the name of a Canaanite, an Israelite, and a place in Palestine

1. Japhia = "shining"
2. n pr loc
3. a town on the border of Zebulun and Issachar
1. perhaps modern 'Yafa'
4. n pr m
5. the king of Lachish at the time of the conquest of Canaan by Joshua
6. a son of David by a concubine

Usually translated as

Japhia

Origin

from H3313; bright

• Derived from Yâphaʻ (H3313)

Occurrences

Yâphîyaʻ occurs 5 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Joshua (2), 2 Samuel (1), 1 Chronicles (2)

• Joshua 10:3 — Wherefore Adoni-zedek king of Jerusalem sent unto Hoham king of Hebron, and unto Piram king of Jarmuth, and unto Japhia (יָפִ֧יעַ) king of Lachish, and unto Debir king of Eglon, saying,
• Joshua 19:12 — And turned from Sarid eastward toward the sunrising unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Daberath, and goeth up to Japhia (יָפִֽיעַ),
• 2 Samuel 5:15 — Ibhar also, and Elishua, and Nepheg, and Japhia (וְיָפִֽיעַ),
• 1 Chronicles 3:7 — And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia (וְיָפִֽיעַ),
• 1 Chronicles 14:6 — And Nogah, and Nepheg, and Japhia (וְיָפִֽיעַ),