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שָׁפַר — STEP Hebrew Lexicon | Berean Institutes

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STEP Hebrew Lexicon: שָׁפַר

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TBESH

שָׁפַר

sha.phar

Gloss

to polish

1) to be pleasing, be beautiful, be fair, be comely, be bright, glisten

1a) (Qal) to be beautiful

Aramaic equivalent: she.phar (שְׁפַר "to acceptable" H8232)

Cross-References

Strong’s H8231
Brown–Driver–Briggs: שֶׁ֫פֶר
Brown–Driver–Briggs: שֹׁפָר
Brown–Driver–Briggs: שְׁפַר
Brown–Driver–Briggs: שֶׁ֫פֶר
Brown–Driver–Briggs: שָׁפַר
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: שֶׁ֫פֶר
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: שֶׁ֫פֶר
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: שֹׁפָר
STEP Hebrew Lexicon: שְׁפַר
Jastrow: שָׁפַר
Jastrow: שְׁפַר
Jastrow: שֶׁפֶר
Jastrow: שֶׁפֶר
Jastrow: שָׁפָר

STEP Hebrew Lexicon — CC-BY-4.0

STEPBible TBESH (Translators Brief lexicon of Extended Strongs for Hebrew), CC BY 4.0, Tyndale House. Brief definitions edited from Online Bible's Abridged BDB; permission should be gained from Online Bible before commercial redistribution.

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