Strong's Hebrew · H3313

H3313 yâphaʻ

יָפַע

yaw-fah'

to shine

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yâphaʻ appears 8 times in Scripture, in Deuteronomy, Job and Psalms. In the Doxa app, open any verse that uses it, keep your notes on it, and ask Doxa Engage how it connects to what God has said to you.

Definition

to shine

In the King James Version

be light, shew self, (cause to) shine (forth).

Derivation

a primitive root;

Appears 8 times in Scripture

Psalms 80:1

“Hear us, O Shepherd of Israel, who leads Joseph like a flock; You who sit enthroned between the cherubim, shine forth”

Deuteronomy 33:2

“He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.”

Job 10:3

“Does it please You to oppress me, to reject the work of Your hands and favor the schemes of the wicked?”

Job 10:22

“to a land of utter darkness, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.””

Psalms 94:1

“O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.”

Psalms 50:2

“From Zion, perfect in beauty, God shines forth.”

Job 37:15

“Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?”

Job 3:4

“If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.”

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Word study: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), with glosses and editions from STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org); Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0); Strong's Greek Dictionary in XML by Ulrik Sandborg-Petersen (CC0). Sources and changes Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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